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The Moonraker
The Moonraker

The Moonraker

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

6.75/10

Release Date

02 August 1958

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

George Baker

George Baker

Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Anne Wyndham

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Colonel John Beaumont

Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Major Gregg/Edmund Tyler

Clive Morton

Clive Morton

Lord Harcourt

Gary Raymond

Gary Raymond

Charles Stuart

Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Henry Strangeways

Iris Russell

Iris Russell

Judith Strangeways

Michael Anderson Jr.

Michael Anderson Jr.

Martin Strangeways

Paul Whitsun-Jones

Paul Whitsun-Jones

Parfitt

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Cromwell

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Captain Wilcox

Julian Somers

Julian Somers

Captain Foster

Sylvia Bidmead

Sylvia Bidmead

Meg

Patrick Waddington

Patrick Waddington

Lord Dorset

Fanny Rowe

Fanny Rowe

Lady Dorset

George Woodbridge

George Woodbridge

Captain Lowry

Leslie Linder

Leslie Linder

Trooper Bell

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