| The Gypsy Moths | |
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| Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
| Screenplay by | William Hanley |
| Based on | The Gypsy Moths 1964 novel by James Drought |
| Produced by | Hal Landers Bobby Roberts Edward Lewis (executive) |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster Deborah Kerr Gene Hackman Scott Wilson |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Edited by | Henry Berman |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 107 min./110 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Gypsy Moths is a 1969 American drama film, based on the 1955 novel of the same name by James Drought and directed by John Frankenheimer. The film tells the story of three barnstorming skydivers and their effect on a Midwestern American town, focusing on the differences in values between the town folk and the hard-living skydivers.
The Gypsy Moths stars Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr. The film also features Gene Hackman, and Bonnie Bedelia in her first film role. Kerr had worked previously with Lancaster in From Here to Eternity (1953) and Separate Tables (1958). The film had the only nude love scene in her film career.[1] Elmer Bernstein composed the score.
- ^ Capua 2010, p. 152.