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Moonfleet

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NR,1hr 29min
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January 1, 1955
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Warner Bros. Classics
Synopsis: Director Fritz Lang was attracted to the British period piece Moonfleet because of the relatively unregenerate nature of its greedy "hero" Stewart Granger. Young Jon Whitely, who is in the legal custody of Granger, learns that he is to inherit a valuable diamond. Hoping to get his own hands on the gem, Granger packs Whitely off to boarding school, but the boy returns to bollix up his guardian's plans. Just when it appears that a cynical ending is on the horizon, Granger does right by Whitely. Adding ... Full Synopsis
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Moonfleet was directed by the estimable Fritz Lang, and almost any Lang film is worth watching. Moonfleet is no exception, although it definitely ranks as one of the director's middling works, more than satisfactory but less than stellar. There are several reasons that it falls a little short, one of them being that it was Lang's first foray into the land of Cinemascope, a process about which he famously ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Jeremy Fox
Lord Ashwood
Lady Ashwood
Mrs. Anna Minton
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