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Moonfleet is a 1955 Eastman Color film filmed in CinemaScope directed by Fritz Lang which was inspired by the novel Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner, although significant alterations were made in the characters and plot.
A gothic melodrama set in England during the eighteenth century, the film is about John Mohune, a young orphan, played by Jon Whiteley, who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with his mother's former lover, Jeremy Fox. Fox, played by Stewart Granger, is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman intimately involved with smugglers. On the run from the law, Mohune and Fox must decipher a coded message in their pursuit of a fabulous diamond hidden long ago.
Director: Fritz Lang Moonfleet is set in Dorset, England. The Fleet refers to the land just west of Portland, Southern England. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048387/ Also Known As: Korsanlar Tuzağı / Мунфлит / Slottet i skuggan / O Tesouro de Barba Rubra
"Moonfleet" (1955) - starring Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood. Director: Fritz Lang. Based on the 1898 novel by J. Meade Falkner.
"L'épreuve du souterrain" (Secrets from underground)
Music: Miklós Rózsa. Cast: Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood, Viveca Lindfors & others. A gothic melodrama set in England during the eighteenth century, the film is about John Mohune, a young orphan, played by Jon Whiteley, who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with his mother's former lover, Jeremy Fox. Fox, played by Stewart Granger, is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman intimately involved with smugglers.[3] On the run from the law, Mohune and Fox must decipher a coded message in their pursuit of a fabulous diamond hidden long ago.
Although this (1955) adaptation of J. Meade Faulkner's novel bears little resemblance to the source material, it is an entertaining gothic adventure story set in 18th century Devonshire.This is beautifully directed by Fritz Lang with strong performances by Stewart Granger,George Sanders ,Jon Whiteley and the beautiful Viveca Lindfors and Joan Greenwood. The masterful music score was composed by the legendary Miklos Rozsa. ''ALL CONTENT BELONGS TO THE ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT HOLDERS''.
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Moonfleet - 1955 soundtrack - Miklos Rozsa
Supernova
Million years the time has come
Million years are on the ground
The stars are always there at night
Shining on the earth so bright
Endless systems in the space
Endless silence around this place
Million years the time has come