Moonfleet

Jun 24, 1955

1h 27m

★ 6.5

Wild and wonderful as the thrill-packed novel that inspired it !

Overview

Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers and pirates.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

History

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Moonfleet Trailers

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Cast

Jeremy Fox

Stewart Granger

Lord James Ashwood

George Sanders

Lady Clarista Ashwood

Joan Greenwood

Mrs. Minton

Viveca Lindfors

John Mohune

Jon Whiteley

Gypsy

Liliane Montevecchi

Felix Ratsey

Melville Cooper

Elzevir Block

Sean McClory

Parson Glennie

Alan Napier

Magistrate Maskew

John Hoyt

Grace

Donna Corcoran

Damen

Jack Elam

Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.

4.6

The Black Pirates

Dec 24, 1954

Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried, but discover that a church has been built over the spot. They force the townspeople to dig for it, but there are more surprises in store for them than they counted on.

4.9

Fair Wind to Java

Jan 28, 1953

The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vessel containing 10,000 precious diamonds. Unfortunately, he's not the only one and then there's also that volcano on the nearby island of Krakatau, waiting to explode in its historical, disastrous eruption...

6.6

National Treasure

Nov 19, 2004

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

6.6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

May 15, 2011

Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

3.6

The Lion of St. Mark

Nov 21, 1963

In 1620 pirates are terrorizing the Adriatic coast. Our hero sets out to defeat them.

5.8

The King's Pirate

Jul 20, 1967

Handsome British officer, Lt. Brian Fleming is sent undercover to infiltrate a lively band of pirates.

5.0

Adventurer of Tortuga

Aug 12, 1965

In the New World, a rugged pirate leader and a corrupt governor vie for the affections of a beautiful Indian heiress.

5.1

Pirates of Blood Island

May 13, 1972

Former pirate chief MacDonald has gone to England and won amnesty for his band of buccaneers, promising to reform them into peaceful colonial ways. But what follows is an engaging and ruthless tale of deceit and treachery as MacDonald faces ruin due to traitors who plot to overthrow him and seize Blood Island whose waters contain a valuable treasure.

0.0

The Masked Man Against the Pirates

Jul 12, 1964

Pirates capture a Spanish ship. After having landed on an island, they try to sell the surviving crew, especially the women. One of them is protected by a pirate who gained her as a prize for having saved the captain's life in the battle that ensued. Suddenly a man masked in green arrives and performs - ever haunting - in favour of the Spanish.

1.0

Samson and the Sea Beasts

Jul 19, 1963

A terrible pirate terrorizes the Antilles plundering ships, slaughtering their crews and selling women as slaves. One of the women asks Sansone for help.

5.0

Fifteen Year Old Captain

Jul 7, 1974

Dick Sand travels aboard the "Pilgrim" when, following dramatic events, the ship becomes without a captain. Fate has it so that, to keep all sailors in peace, he shall command the ship. All accept this arrangement, even Negoro - whose resentment will add treachery to circumstances already difficult to take the ship to safe harbour. To a point the task may prove impossible...

7.1

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Dec 10, 2004

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.