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|name = The Moon-Spinners |
|name = The Moon-Spinners |
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|director = James Neilson |
|director = James Neilson |
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| − | |producer = Walt Disney |
+ | |producer = [[Walt Disney]] |
| − | |writer = Novel:Mary Stewart |
+ | |writer = Novel: [[Mary Stewart]] |
| − | Screenplay:Michael Dyne |
+ | Screenplay: Michael Dyne |
|music = Ron Grainer |
|music = Ron Grainer |
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|cinematography = Paul Beeson |
|cinematography = Paul Beeson |
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|editor = Gordon Stone |
|editor = Gordon Stone |
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| − | |studio = Walt Disney Pictures |
+ | |studio = [[Walt Disney Pictures]] |
|distributor = Buena Vista Distributions |
|distributor = Buena Vista Distributions |
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|release = [[July 8]], [[1964]] |
|release = [[July 8]], [[1964]] |
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|time = 118 mins. |
|time = 118 mins. |
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|language = English |
|language = English |
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| − | |image = file:220px-The Moon-Spinners (theatrical poster).jpg}}'''''The Moon-Spinners''''' is a [[1964]] American Walt Disney Productions feature film starring [[Hayley Mills]] in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of Crete. It was based upon a suspense novel by Mary Stewart and was directed by James Neilson. It was Mills' fifth of six films for Disney, and featured the legendary silent film actress Pola Negri in her final screen performance. |
+ | |image = file:220px-The Moon-Spinners (theatrical poster).jpg}}'''''The Moon-Spinners''''' is a [[1964]] American [[Walt Disney Productions]] feature film starring [[Hayley Mills]] in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of Crete. It was based upon a suspense novel by Mary Stewart and was directed by James Neilson. It was Mills' fifth of six films for Disney, and featured the legendary silent film actress Pola Negri in her final screen performance. |
==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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| − | Hayley Mills stars as Nicky Ferris who is spending time in Crete at a small inn called ''The Moon-Spinners'' with her Aunt Frances (Joan Greenwood). One day, she discovers a handsome young man, Mark Camford (Peter McEnery), wounded in an empty church nearby. It turns out that Mark was once a London bank messenger, but he lost his job after a major jewel robbery. Tagged as a suspect, Mark has made his way to ''The Moon-Spinners'', to gather evidence against the owner, [[Stratos (The Moon-Spinners)|Stratos]] (Eli Wallach), who Mark thinks is the real jewel thief. Nicky and Mark fall in love and decide to capture Stratos together. |
+ | Hayley Mills stars as Nicky Ferris who is spending time in Crete at a small inn called ''The Moon-Spinners'' with her Aunt Frances ([[Joan Greenwood]]). One day, she discovers a handsome young man, Mark Camford (Peter McEnery), wounded in an empty church nearby. It turns out that Mark was once a London bank messenger, but he lost his job after a major jewel robbery. Tagged as a suspect, Mark has made his way to ''The Moon-Spinners'', to gather evidence against the owner, [[Stratos (The Moon-Spinners)|Stratos]] ([[Eli Wallach]]), who Mark thinks is the real jewel thief. Nicky and Mark fall in love and decide to capture Stratos together. |
| − | Silent screen vamp Pola Negri makes her final career appearance as a jewelry aficionado Madame Habib. |
+ | Silent screen vamp Pola Negri makes her final career appearance as a jewelry aficionado [[Madame Habib]]. |
==Production== |
==Production== |
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| − | + | The lead character is somewhat younger than in the novel. Traveling alone in the book, she is accompanied by her aunt in the film. It is somewhat dark, similar to other Disney live-action features made in the '50s and '60s for more mainstream audiences such as ''[[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]]'' and ''[[Treasure Island]]''. It was Walt Disney's penultimate live-action film in which he was credited as producer while alive. |
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| − | + | Disney convinced silent film actress Pola Negri, who had been retired for two decades, to return to the screen for this, her final film. Both Mills and Wallach were interviewed extensively about their work with Miss Negri in ''The Moon-Spinners'' for the 2006 biographical documentary film ''Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema''. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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+ | *[[Hayley Mills]] - Nicky Ferris |
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+ | *[[Eli Wallach]] - [[Stratos (The Moon-Spinners)|Stratos]] |
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+ | *Pola Negri - [[Madame Habib]] |
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+ | *Peter McEnery - Mark Camford |
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+ | *[[Joan Greenwood]] - Aunt Frances Ferris |
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+ | *Irene Papas - Sophia |
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+ | *Sheila Hancock - Cynthia Gamble |
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+ | *Michael Davis - Alexis |
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+ | *Paul Stassino - Lambis |
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+ | *John Le Mesurier - Anthony Gamble |
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+ | *Andre Morell - Yacht Captain |
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+ | *George Pastell - Police Lieutenant |
==Production Credits== |
==Production Credits== |
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+ | *Director - James Neilson |
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+ | *Screenplay - Michael Dyne |
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+ | *Source Material (from novel) - Mary Stewart |
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+ | *Producer - Walt Disney |
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+ | *Assistant Director - John Peverall |
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+ | *Director of Photography - Paul Beeson |
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+ | *Editor - Gordon Stone |
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+ | *Music - Ron Grainer |
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+ | *Title Song - Terry Gilkyson |
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+ | *Art Direction - Tony Masters |
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Revision as of 19:57, 5 February 2020
The Moon-Spinners is a 1964 American Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Hayley Mills in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of Crete. It was based upon a suspense novel by Mary Stewart and was directed by James Neilson. It was Mills' fifth of six films for Disney, and featured the legendary silent film actress Pola Negri in her final screen performance.
Plot
Hayley Mills stars as Nicky Ferris who is spending time in Crete at a small inn called The Moon-Spinners with her Aunt Frances (Joan Greenwood). One day, she discovers a handsome young man, Mark Camford (Peter McEnery), wounded in an empty church nearby. It turns out that Mark was once a London bank messenger, but he lost his job after a major jewel robbery. Tagged as a suspect, Mark has made his way to The Moon-Spinners, to gather evidence against the owner, Stratos (Eli Wallach), who Mark thinks is the real jewel thief. Nicky and Mark fall in love and decide to capture Stratos together.
Silent screen vamp Pola Negri makes her final career appearance as a jewelry aficionado Madame Habib.
Production
The lead character is somewhat younger than in the novel. Traveling alone in the book, she is accompanied by her aunt in the film. It is somewhat dark, similar to other Disney live-action features made in the '50s and '60s for more mainstream audiences such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Treasure Island. It was Walt Disney's penultimate live-action film in which he was credited as producer while alive.
Disney convinced silent film actress Pola Negri, who had been retired for two decades, to return to the screen for this, her final film. Both Mills and Wallach were interviewed extensively about their work with Miss Negri in The Moon-Spinners for the 2006 biographical documentary film Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema.
Cast
- Hayley Mills - Nicky Ferris
- Eli Wallach - Stratos
- Pola Negri - Madame Habib
- Peter McEnery - Mark Camford
- Joan Greenwood - Aunt Frances Ferris
- Irene Papas - Sophia
- Sheila Hancock - Cynthia Gamble
- Michael Davis - Alexis
- Paul Stassino - Lambis
- John Le Mesurier - Anthony Gamble
- Andre Morell - Yacht Captain
- George Pastell - Police Lieutenant
Production Credits
- Director - James Neilson
- Screenplay - Michael Dyne
- Source Material (from novel) - Mary Stewart
- Producer - Walt Disney
- Assistant Director - John Peverall
- Director of Photography - Paul Beeson
- Editor - Gordon Stone
- Music - Ron Grainer
- Title Song - Terry Gilkyson
- Art Direction - Tony Masters
Gallery
Hayley Mills in The Moon-Spinners
