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The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence

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The Moon and Sixpence

"Strange DREAMS - He had ideas he never told her about...He didn't dare!"

1942

1h 29m

6.3(19 votes)

Drama

Overview

Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.

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10 featured cast members

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George Sanders

George Sanders

Charles Strickland

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Geoffrey Wolfe

Doris Dudley

Doris Dudley

Blanche Stroeve

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Capt. Nichols

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Dr. Coutras

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Tiare Johnson

Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Dirk Stroeve

Elena Verdugo

Elena Verdugo

Ata

Rondo Hatton

Rondo Hatton

The Leper (uncredited)

Devi Wani

Ata (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Albert Lewin
Written by: Albert Lewin
Produced by: David L. Loew
Stanley Kramer

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