The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- David MacDonaldDirector
- Robert HallScreenplay
- Alistair BellScreenplay
- Wilfred EadesScreenplay
- Laurie JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- George BakerAnthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
- Sylvia SymsAnne Wyndham
- Marius GoringColonel John Beaumont
- Peter ArneMajor Gregg/Edmund Tyler
- Clive MortonLord Harcourt
- Gary RaymondCharles Stuart
- Richard LeechHenry Strangeways
- Iris RussellJudith Strangeways
- Michael Anderson Jr.Martin Strangeways
- Paul Whitsun-JonesParfitt
- John Le MesurierCromwell
- Patrick TroughtonCaptain Wilcox
Stills
Themes
based on play or musicalswashbucklerenglish civil warhighwayman17th century