| The Moonraker | |
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| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | Robert Hall Wilfred Eades Alistair Bell |
| Based on | The Moonraker by Arthur Watkyn |
| Produced by | Hamilton G. Inglis |
| Starring | George Baker Sylvia Syms Marius Goring |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | Laurie Johnson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Moonraker is a 1957 British swashbuckler film directed by David MacDonald and starring George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring, Gary Raymond, Peter Arne, John Le Mesurier and Patrick Troughton.[1][2] It was based on the 1952 play of the same title by Arthur Watkyn. It was released in 1958.
The film depicts a fictionalised account of the escape of Charles II, arranged by the Earl of Dawlish, who leads a double life as a roundhead-baiting highwayman called The Moonraker.[3]
- ^ "The Moonraker". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "At Home with George Baker: 'The Moonraker'", Picture Show; London Vol. 71, Iss. 1855, (1 October 1958): 2.
- ^ "The Moonraker", Picture Show; London Vol. 71, Iss. 1845, (9 August 1958): 9