The Moon-Spinners
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| Directed by | James Neilson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Written by | Michael Dyne Mary Stewart (novel) |
| Starring | Hayley Mills Eli Wallach Peter McEnery Pola Negri Joan Greenwood Irene Papas John Le Mesurier Paul Stassino Sheila Hancock |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
| Release date(s) | July 2, 1964 (USA) |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Language | English |
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The Moon-Spinners is a novel by Mary Stewart set in Crete. A film loosely based on the novel was made by Disney in 1964, starring the former child actress Hayley Mills, with Eli Wallach and Peter McEnery.
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[edit] Style
The film is somewhat dark, similar to other Disney live-action features made in the 1950s and 1960s for more mainstream audiences, such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. By now, it is somewhat forgotten by most audiences, an obscure title in the Disney film collection.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
A girl named Nikki Ferris and her aunt accidentally get involved in a jewel theft, romance, and murder. The climax of the film involves the hero and heroine having to dodge the villains by clinging to the sails of a windmill. This scene does not feature in the novel.
[edit] Trivia
- Actress Pola Negri had been retired for two decades, and Walt Disney convinced her to return to the screen for this, her final film.
- Walt Disney's next to last live-action film that he was credited as producer while alive.
