The Moonraker

The Moonraker

The Moonraker

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The Moonraker

1958

1h 22m

6.8(8 votes)

Action

Adventure

Overview

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.

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Associated British Picture Corporation

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

George Baker

Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker

George Baker

Acting

Sylvia Syms

Anne Wyndham

Sylvia Syms

Acting

Marius Goring

Colonel John Beaumont

Marius Goring

Acting

Peter Arne

Major Gregg/Edmund Tyler

Peter Arne

Acting

Clive Morton

Lord Harcourt

Clive Morton

Acting

Gary Raymond

Charles Stuart

Gary Raymond

Acting

Richard Leech

Henry Strangeways

Richard Leech

Acting

Iris Russell

Judith Strangeways

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Acting

Michael Anderson Jr.

Martin Strangeways

Michael Anderson Jr.

Acting

Paul Whitsun-Jones

Parfitt

Paul Whitsun-Jones

Acting

John Le Mesurier

Cromwell

John Le Mesurier

Acting

Patrick Troughton

Captain Wilcox

Patrick Troughton

Acting

Julian Somers

Captain Foster

Julian Somers

Acting

Sylvia Bidmead

Meg

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Acting

Patrick Waddington

Lord Dorset

Patrick Waddington

Acting

Fanny Rowe

Lady Dorset

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George Woodbridge

Captain Lowry

George Woodbridge

Acting

Leslie Linder

Trooper Bell

Leslie Linder

Acting

Jennifer Browne

Henrietta Dorset

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