The Moon-Spinners (1964)

G07/08/1964Mystery, Family, Thriller, Romance1h 58m
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Hayley's romantic, carefree holiday suddenly becomes an electrifying surprise in suspense!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Hayley Mills

    Nikky Ferris

  2. Cast 1

    Eli Wallach

    Stratos

  3. Cast 1

    Peter McEnery

    Mark Camford

  4. Cast 1

    Joan Greenwood

    Aunt Frances Ferris

  5. Cast 1

    Irene Papas

    Sophia

  6. Cast 1

    Pola Negri

    Madame Habib

  7. Cast 1

    John Le Mesurier

    Anthony Gamble

  8. Cast 1

    Sheila Hancock

    Cynthia Gamble

  9. Cast 1

    Paul Stassino

    Lambis

Split feelings towards <em>'The Moon-Spinners'</em>, 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, espec...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$5,000,000.00

Revenue $3,500,000.00

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