

Moonfleet
1955-06-24 · 87 min · ★ 6.5
Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers and pirates.
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- Directors
- Fritz Lang
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,955,000
Top Cast
Stewart GrangerJeremy Fox
George SandersLord James Ashwood
Joan GreenwoodLady Clarista Ashwood
Viveca LindforsMrs. Minton
Jon WhiteleyJohn Mohune
Liliane MontevecchiGypsy
Melville CooperFelix Ratsey
Sean McCloryElzevir Block
Alan NapierParson Glennie
John HoytMagistrate Maskew
Donna CorcoranGrace
Jack ElamDamen
Ian WolfeTewkesbury
Lester MatthewsMajor Hennishaw
Skelton KnaggsJacob
Richard HaleStarkill
Frank FergusonCoachman
Booth ColmanCapt. StanhopeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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