The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

Director: Irving Pichel Cast: Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
, Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
, Henry Travers
Henry Travers
, Dorris Bowden
Dorris Bowden
Irving Pichel
The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

Director: Irving Pichel Cast: Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
, Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
, Henry Travers
Henry Travers
, Dorris Bowden
Dorris Bowden
Irving Pichel

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Overview

In this downbeat drama based on a novel by John Steinbeck (which was also adapted for the stage), German troops invade Norway during WWII, and Nazi forces occupy a small town. Col. Lanser (Cedric Hardwicke), the officer in charge of the occupation, believes that reason and the illusion of cooperation will achieve more than open hostility against the townspeople, and he tries to persuade the city fathers to work with him. However, an anti-Nazi resistance force soon springs into action, and they begin sabotaging German installations and materiel and assassinating Axis officers. Mayor Orden (Henry Travers) gently but stubbornly refuses to assist Lanser in any way, as he tacitly aids the resistance movement. Eventually, Lanser is forced to respond to the continuing anti-Nazi actions with a series of arrests and executions, but the Norwegians bravely remain steadfast against the enemies to the end. One of the children in the village is played by Natalie Wood, who was a mere five years old at the time (it was her second film, following a small role in Happy Land).

Product Details

Release Date: 04/16/2013
UPC: 0024543863335
Original Release: 1943
Source: ALLIED VAUGHN
Presentation: [B&W, Full Frame]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:30:00
Sales rank: 39,142

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Cedric Hardwicke Col. Lanser
Lee J. Cobb Dr. Winter
Henry Travers Mayor Orden
Dorris Bowden Molly Morden
Margaret Wycherly Mme. Orden
Peter Van Eyck Lt. Tonder
William Post Jr. Alex Morden
Henry Rowland Capt. Loft
E.J. Ballantine George Corell
Irving Pichel Inn Keeper
Violette Wilson Peder's Wife
Hans Schumm Capt. Bentick
Ernst Deutsch Maj. Hunter
John Banner Lt. Prackle
Helene Thimig Annie
Ian Wolfe Joseph
Kurt Kreuger Orderly
Jeff Corey Albert
Louis Arco Schumann
Ernst Hausman Moeller
Charles McGraw Ole
Trevor Bardette Foreman
John Mylong Staff Officer
Otto Reichow Sergeant
Sven Hugo Borg Sergeant
Dorothy Peterson Mother
Doris Bowden Molly Morden
William Prince Actor
Alfred Newman Composer

Technical Credits
Nunnally Johnson Producer,Screenwriter
Irving Pichel Director
Fred Sersen Special Effects
Eugene Grossman Sound/Sound Designer
Roger Heman Sound/Sound Designer
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