Moonfleet

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Moonfleet

1955,

1h 29m,

Action

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12 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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12 Reviews

70%

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500+ Ratings

In the 18th century British youngster John Mohune (Jon Whiteley) is shipped off to live with the dashing Jeremy Fox (Stewart Granger) after his mother's death. Fox pretends to be a respectable gentleman, but actually makes his fortune by leading a gang of swashbuckling bootleggers. The naive John has no clue that his new caretaker is a notorious crook, and he immediately takes to his new role model. Likewise, Jeremy grows fond of the child, and the unlikely duo soon embark on a treasure hunt.

Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

With mood and action the keynote of the John Houseman production, the direction by Fritz Lang plays both hard, developing considerable movement in several rugged action sequences without neglecting suspense.

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Steve Jenkins

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

A boy and a rakish smuggler search for a legendary lost diamond in a wonderfully stylised version of 19th century Cornwall.

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

Mar 25, 2006

But, golly, that screen play by Jan Lustig and Margaret Fitts is a thoroughly boneless thing -- a hodgepodge of odd and sprawling incidents without dramatic continuity or sense!

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Joshua Polanski

Midwest Film Journal

Feb 9, 2026

[One] reason why Moonfleet makes for a poor children’ s film is because of how terribly boring it is.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 31, 2019

2/4

A rare misfire for the great Fritz Lang.

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Oct 15, 2014

3/5

This is a solid piece of good old-fashioned escapism.

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Anakin G

Jan 19, 2018

Moonfleet is a fantastic film. It is about young orphan John Mohune who arrives at the seaside Dorset village of Moonfleet seeking Jeremy Fox. Stewart Granger and George Sanders give excellent performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Fritz Lang did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the adventure and drama. Moonfleet is a must see.

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Synopsis

In the 18th century British youngster John Mohune (Jon Whiteley) is shipped off to live with the dashing Jeremy Fox (Stewart Granger) after his mother's death. Fox pretends to be a respectable gentleman, but actually makes his fortune by leading a gang of swashbuckling bootleggers. The naive John has no clue that his new caretaker is a notorious crook, and he immediately takes to his new role model. Likewise, Jeremy grows fond of the child, and the unlikely duo soon embark on a treasure hunt.

Director: Fritz Lang
Producer: John Houseman, Jud Kinberg
Screenwriter: Jan Lustig, Margaret Fitts
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 1955, Original
Release Date (DVD): Oct 12, 2010
Runtime: 1h 29m

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