After the battle of worcester at the end of the civil war, the main aim of oliver cromwells commonwealth is to capture charles stuart. The future kings escape depends on the intrepid earl of dawlish, who as the moonraker has already. When the english civil war is winding down, it is decided that the king, raymond, should be moved from england to france for safekeeping. The moonraker 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The moonraker 1958 the worldwide guide to movie locations. Based on the play the moonraker by watkyn, arthur director of photography. By using this site, you consent to the use of cookies. After the battle of worcester at the end of the civil war, the main aim of oliver cromwells commonwealth is. Associated british elstree studios, shenley road, borehamwood, hertfordshire, england, uk. The moonraker is a british swashbuckler film made in 1957 and released in 1958 and set in the english civil war. What are the ratings and certificates for the moonraker 1958. It was directed by lewis gilbert, produced by albert r. Ask a random movie fan to nominate their worst bonds and chances are theyll namecheck moonraker every time. The moonraker 1958 after the battle of worcester at the end of the civil war, the main aim of oliver cromwells commonwealth is to capture charles stuart.
The third and final film in the series to be directed by lewis gilbert, it costars lois chiles, michael lonsdale, corinne clery, and richard kiel. Full actor full cast wikipedia plot full actor and plot full actor, cast and wikipedia plot the moonraker 1958 after the battle of worcester at the end of the civil war, the main aim of oliver cromwells commonwealth is to capture. I saw this one on television a good thirty years ago, and it did linger fairly long since i. Lacock abbey, wiltshire the royalist house raided by cromwells troops is also more famous from another film. Moonraker 110 movie clip enjoy your flight 1979 hd by movieclips. The moonraker 1958 david macdonald, george baker, sylvia syms, marius goring, action, adventure, drama, war december 21, 2017 after the battle of worcester at the end of the civil war, the main aim of oliver cromwells commonwealth is to capture charles stuart. Dawlish travels to the windwhistle inn on the south coast to prepare the escape, where he meets anne wyndham, the fiancee of a top.
The plot is fastpaced and engaging, the casting effective, and the action is exciting. The future kings escape depends on the intrepid earl of dawlish, who as the moonraker has already spirited away many royalists. Ian lancaster fleming too hot to handle moonraker first edition. Moonraker is a satisfying blend of familiar ingredients, from the highly polished to the barely adequate. James bond investigates the midair theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Describing events during the conflict between charles ii and the roundheads. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of moonraker. When the cavalier assigned the task is thwarted by the. A cavalier george baker cuts a path through cromwells roundheads for charles ii to reach france in 1661. But you can see the gigantic hangar, which is the monumental vehicle assemble building, if you tour the kennedy space center, merritt island, florida. Set in 1651, shortly after the english civil war, the moonraker recounts or, rather, embellishes on the true story of charles stuart iis perilous flight from england, what. The moonraker is a film programme that first aired in 1958 and has been classified a pg certificate.
The future kings escape depends on the intrepid earl of. Luckily the moonraker is on hand to help him escape the country. Not to be confused with the james bond film, 1958s the moonraker is an. Aug 11, 20 the moonraker is a 1958 british swashbuckler with george baker as a royalist rebel in cromwells england. George baker the moonraker aka earl anthony, sylvia syms ann wyndham, marius goring colonel beaumont, peter arne edmund tyler, clive morton lord harcourt, gary raymond charles stuart, richard leech henry strangeways, iris russell judith strangeways, michael anderson jr. I saw this one on television a good thirty years ago, and it did linger fairly long since i still remember it. Find information about moonraker watch moonraker on allmovie. The moonraker which came out in 1958 and doesnt at all star roger moore is a fine historical swashbuckling adventure and theres even a dash of romance peppered in. Moonraker is a 1979 spy film and the eleventh in the james bond series produced by eon productions, and the fourth to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond. Moonraker was a term applied to residents of the county wiltshire supposedly nonetoobright country yokels. Moonraker, the newest james bond spectacle, is a cheerful, splashy entertainment. Monster on the campus 1958 the moonraker 1958, uk a movie 1958 short a movie 1958 short murder by contract 1958 the music room 1958, india aka jalsaghar the naked and the dead 1958 the naked maja 1958, it. The curators of the bond museum do not surpass themselves with this exhibition, the 11th in the series, but they havent fallen down on the job either. In 1651 cromwell routed the royalist army at the battle of worcester and charles ii found himself a fugitive.
Lacock abbey, a gothicised th century abbey three miles south of chippenham in wiltshire, supplies several of the classrooms for hogwarts in harry potter and the philosophers stone. The origin is in the legend of local smugglers hiding a barrel of contraband brandy in the local pond. With george baker, sylvia syms, marius goring, peter arne. Opened in 1977, and designed by superstar architects renzo piano, richard rogers and gianfranco franchini, the centres bright, popart appearance is defined by colourcoded exterior ducts blue for air. Moonraker script transcript from the screenplay andor. Moonraker 210 movie clip the centrifuge 1979 hd by movieclips. What are the ratings and certificates for the moonraker. The moonraker dvd 1958 shop the best classic films movie. The moonraker is a film directed by david macdonald with george baker, sylvia syms, marius goring, peter arne, year. Overview of moonraker, the, 1958, directed by david macdonald, with peter arne, george baker, richard leech, at turner classic movies. No, not the similarlytitled 1979 bond movie moonraker, this is a colourful, swashbuckling english civil war suspenser. The movie moonraker was released in 1979, starring roger moore, michael lonsdale, lois chiles, richard kiel, bernard lee.
First printing ed moonraker ian fleming 1960 signet usa paperback james bond. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. The moonraker 1958 cast and crew a cavalier george baker cuts a path through cromwells roundheads for charles ii to reach france in 1661. The moonraker 1958 david macdonald, george baker, sylvia. George baker is the moonraker, one of the last active royalists who refuses to yield to the roundheads during the english civil war. Action adventure drama war after the battle of worcester at the end of the civil war, the main aim of oliver cromwells commonwealth is to capture charles stuart. Finally, the moonraker script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the james bond movie. The moonraker 1958 is ratedreceived certificates of. Not open to the public is the rockwell international aircraft plant at palmdale in antelope valley, california, which stood in for exteriors of the moonraker complex. So besmirched is moonraker s reputation, one might assume it went down in flames on. The prncipal stars were george baker, sylvia syms and peter arne. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line.
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