Moonfleet (1955 film)
Moonfleet is a 1955 Eastman Color film filmed in CinemaScope directed by Fritz Lang which was inspired by the novel Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner, although significant alterations were made in the characters and plot.
MGM bought the film rights to the novel in 1951 and announced Stewart Granger as the star immediately. Jan Lustig wrote the first script and John Houseman produced.Director Fritz Lang said the story calls for mood, for atmosphere. The smugglers work in the dark, on hazy days. I plan to light my principals just as you would in a play, dropping shadows on the sides of the stage to concentrate on the main action and the players involved in it. ........
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