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The Moon-Spinners

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5.7/10 • 53

1964-07-081h 58m

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Hayley's romantic, carefree holiday suddenly becomes an electrifying surprise in suspense!

Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is only out-done by the surliness of her brother Stratos, recently back from London. But then there is nice English lad Mark to make friends with, at least until Stratos and his pal take a shot at him one night. When Nikky helps him hide she finds the Greeks are after her too.

Directors
James Neilson
Editors
Gordon Stone

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  1. Hayley Mills

    Hayley Mills

    Nikky Ferris

  2. Eli Wallach

    Eli Wallach

    Stratos

  3. Peter McEnery

    Peter McEnery

    Mark Camford

  4. Joan Greenwood

    Joan Greenwood

    Aunt Frances Ferris

  5. Irene Papas

    Irene Papas

    Sophia

  6. Pola Negri

    Pola Negri

    Madame Habib

  7. John Le Mesurier

    John Le Mesurier

    Anthony Gamble

  8. Sheila Hancock

    Sheila Hancock

    Cynthia Gamble

  9. Paul Stassino

    Paul Stassino

    Lambis

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r96sk

Jul 22, 2020

7/10

Split feelings towards 'The Moon-Spinners', but overall I think it's fun enough. I like the premise but didn't enjoy how it's done by the film, some of the key characters kinda pop out from nowhere to all of a sudden be big parts of the story. I do rate the feel of it all, it's shot well across some nice locations in Greece. The pacing is off though, the execution of the plot would've been better with a trim, quick run time. Hayley Mills, in her penultimate Disney production, is a top actress no doubt, but her as Nikky doesn't really work - mostly due to how she's written, especially at the beginning where her and Frances (Joan Greenwood) come across pretty unlikeable - and I don't think it's intentional. Eli Wallach (Stratos) and Peter McEnery (Mark) give the best performances, which is probably why I felt just about entertained by this as those two are integral together throughout. Satisfactory cast, just not greatly told by those behind the scenes. This has cool moments and disappointing moments, to the point where it probably levels out to be classed as good.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,000,000.00
Revenue
$3,500,000.00
Keywords
creteteenage girl