The Moonraker

19581958
1h 22min

The Moonraker (1958)

Action Adventure Drama

After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl ... Read allAfter the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish.After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish.

Director
- David MacDonald
Writers
- Robert Hall(screenplay)
- Wilfred Eades(screenplay)
- Alistair Bell(screenplay)
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George Baker and Paul Whitsun-Jones in The Moonraker (1958)

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Marius Goring and Sylvia Syms in The Moonraker (1958)

Marius Goring and John Le Mesurier in The Moonraker (1958)

Marius Goring in The Moonraker (1958)

Marius Goring and Sylvia Syms in The Moonraker (1958)

Marius Goring in The Moonraker (1958)

Peter Arne and George Baker in The Moonraker (1958)

Peter Arne, George Baker, and Sylvia Syms in The Moonraker (1958)

George Baker in The Moonraker (1958)

Clive Morton and Gary Raymond in The Moonraker (1958)

The Moonraker (1958)

Director
- David MacDonald
Writers
- Robert Hall(screenplay)
- Wilfred Eades(screenplay)
- Alistair Bell(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish, who as the Moonraker has already spirited away many Royalists. Dawlish travels to the Windwhistle Inn on the south coast to prepare the escape, where he meets Anne Wyndham, the fiancée of a top Roundhead colonel. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines
- £500 REWARD! The Moonraker must be captured... DEAD OR ALIVE!
Genres
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The film takes place in October 1651.

Goofs
The Roundhead troops wear red sashes. This was the sash colour worn by Royalists - Roundheads wore tawny or blue.

Soundtracks
The Moonraker
song
Music by Laurie Johnson
Lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons
Sung by Ronnie Hilton over the Main Titles

Top review

5/10

A Moonraker is ....

"A Moonraker is a smuggler. One who dumps his contraband in the bottom of a lake then rakes it out by moonlight." (Definitely not to be confused with the James Bond escapade).

I believe this film is now in the public domain as I saw it as an "afternoon matinée" on my local school cable channel, where I usually see titles from the $1 bin.

While the movie was historically interesting, the action less enjoyable than Errol Flynn's Robin Hood and the staging and dialog delivery seemed slow and mechanical to me. If you are a fan of Elizabethan costume dramas, this will be a pleasant diversion for you.

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Nov 26, 2005

Release date
- November 7, 1958 (West Germany)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- Der Rächer im lila Mantel
Filming locations
- Lulworth Cove, Dorset, England, UK
Production company
- Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
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Runtime
- 1h 22min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

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