The Moonraker
| The Moonraker | |
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| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | Robert Hall Wilfred Eades Alistair Bell |
| Based on | The Moonraker by Arthur Watkyn |
| Produced by | Hamilton G. Inglis |
| Starring | George Baker Sylvia Syms Marius Goring |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | Laurie Johnson |
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| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Moonraker is a 1957 British swashbuckler film directed by David MacDonald and starring George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring, Gary Raymond, Peter Arne, John Le Mesurier and Patrick Troughton. It was based on the 1952 play of the same title by Arthur Watkyn. It was released in 1958.
The film depicts a fictionalised account of the escape of Charles II, arranged by the Earl of Dawlish, who leads a double life as a roundhead-baiting highwayman called The Moonraker.