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The Moonraker
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The Moonraker

1958-08-02 · 82 min · ★ 6.9

Action · Adventure · Drama · War

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.

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Directors
David MacDonald
Production companies
Associated British Picture Corporation
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

George BakerGeorge BakerAnthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
Sylvia SymsSylvia SymsAnne Wyndham
Marius GoringMarius GoringColonel John Beaumont
Peter ArnePeter ArneMajor Gregg/Edmund Tyler
Clive MortonClive MortonLord Harcourt
Gary RaymondGary RaymondCharles Stuart
Richard LeechRichard LeechHenry Strangeways
Iris RussellJudith Strangeways
Michael Anderson Jr.Michael Anderson Jr.Martin Strangeways
Paul Whitsun-JonesPaul Whitsun-JonesParfitt
John Le MesurierJohn Le MesurierCromwell
Patrick TroughtonPatrick TroughtonCaptain Wilcox
Julian SomersJulian SomersCaptain Foster
Sylvia BidmeadMeg
Patrick WaddingtonPatrick WaddingtonLord Dorset
Fanny RoweLady Dorset
George WoodbridgeGeorge WoodbridgeCaptain Lowry
Leslie LinderLeslie LinderTrooper Bell
Jennifer BrowneHenrietta Dorset

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