The moonspinners the moonspinners is the opening song to the film, the moonspinners. The moonspinner is located on the easternmost point of panama city beach, at the end of thomas drive, next to the state park. My friend wanted to visit this place as used in movie the moonspinners haley mills set in crete. The moonspinners by james neilson hayley mills, eli. Rent the moonspinners 1964 starring hayley mills and eli wallach on dvd and bluray. A scene from the 1964 disney movie the moon spinners.
Movies like the moonspinners if you like the moon spinners you are looking for suspenseful, stylized and humorous movies about with murder, teenage girl, emerald, adventure, island, hotel and espionage themes of family, mystery and romance genre shot in usa. The moonspinners is a 1964 american mystery film starring hayley mills, eli wallach and peter mcenery in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of. Lovely large taverna for 5 generations, we had baked feta and tomatoes and was lovely, then compliment fruit. While the moon spinners is hardly a great film, it is notable for being much more serious than most live action disney films. Jun 18, 2015 pdf download the moon spinners rediscovered classics read full ebook. Produced by walt disney productions, the film was based upon a 1962 suspense novel by mary stewart and was directed by james neilson. They are oceans of a sort, but rather than water, such bodies are made up of pools of hardened lava. Buy the moonspinners movie posters from movie poster shop. The moonspinners was the fifth disney film to feature hayley mills, who was named a disney legend in 1998.
Rent the moonspinners 1964 on dvd and bluray netflix. One day nikky discovers a handsome young man, mark camford peter. The moonspinners g 1h 58min family, mystery, romance 8 july 1964 usa travelling through crete to collect folk songs for the bbc, a british teen and her aunt stumble upon local criminals who are peddling gems stolen from a london bank. The moonspinners trailer stolen jewels, a dash of danger, and romance season this hitchcocklike mystery thriller with comic flair for the whole family. A teenager hayley mills goes on a trip to crete with her aunt and finds herself embroiled in local intrigue and a jewel theft when she meets a mysterious heartthrob in disneys suspenseful adaptation of mary stewarts the moon spinners. I must admit that i was a huge hayley mills fan growing up but this is not one of my favorites. You will find your vacation condo to be in the ideal locationclose to wonderful restaurants, the peaceful state park, several marinas, and conveniently located near grocery and other retail outletsall while.
I found the film to be pretty suspenseful and engaging throughout. The movie starts by showing the credits while also playing the title song in. The moonspinners 1964 my live action disney project. As far as the actual plot of the movie goes, the moon spinners is a mildly exciting adventure on the island of crete with a coming of age hayley mills. The moon spinners is definitely one of mary stewarts best. Season with hitchcocklike intrigue and comic flair. While staying at the moon spinners hotel on crete, mills meets young mcenery.
Young english girl nikky and her aunt arrive at the moonspinners, a hotel on crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The moonspinners 1964 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. One day nikky discovers a handsome young man, mark. The site of the moonspinners inn is now the vritomartes taverna, and after watching the movie i can tell you it, to this day, very much resembles the inn. The moonspinners 1964 james neilson, james nielson. Set against the sunbleached beauty of the isle of crete, the story pits a young english tourist against a wily greek jewel thief.
The moonspinners by james neilson hayley mills, eli wallach. The moon spinners is a 1964 american mystery film starring hayley mills, eli wallach and peter mcenery in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of crete. Until the last fifteen minutes or so, when hayley mills encounters pola negri, moon spinners avoids that winkingslightlyat the camera kind of comedy that is the hallmark of so much of the studios work, especially in the 1960s. Pdf download the moon spinners rediscovered classics read full ebook. Its one of those books written so lovingly about its location that you fall in love with the place. The moon spinners disney does poor quality dvd this is an entertaining light suspense mystery with a dash of romance thrown in for good measure. With hayley mills, eli wallach, pola negri, peter mcenery. The moon spinners is a mysteryromance set in crete. The moonspinners 1964stream and watch online moviefone. Read the the moonspinners movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Available on itunes start with a fortune in stolen jewels. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Tuco eli wallach and his follower shoot and hurt a goodlooking english young man, hayley is tied up inside of a mill, then she. Hayley mills stars as nikky ferris who is spending time in crete at a small inn called the moonspinners with her aunt frances joan greenwood.
Moonspinners revisited sub title i hate the search function here about the beginning of may someone asked what was the name or location of the taverna where the moonspinners was filmed. Released 1964, the moon spinners stars hayleymills, eliwallach, petermcenery, polanegri the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The moonspinners 1964 a young englishman peter mcenery joins a young englishwoman hayley mills in a jeweltheft mystery on the isle of crete. Moon spinners spin me a moon tonight moon spinners, spin it with a silver light spinning on the sea let the waters glow shine it on the treasures lying far below spin your threads tonight let the moon stay bright. It was based upon a suspense novel by mary stewart and was directed by james neilson. The moonspinners movie posters from movie poster shop. Synopsis disney produced this distilled hitchcockian suspense yarn, diluted for the consumption of children. Nicky ferris and her aunt frances are traveling on a bus to crete. I was a great fan of hayley mills when i was a kid. The coolness of the owner is only outdone by the surliness of her brother stratos, recently back from london.
Watch your purchase on movies anywhere supported devices. Stolen jewels, a dash of danger, and romance season this hitchcocklike mystery thriller with comic flair for the whole family. Mills had previously starred in pollyanna 1960, the parent trap 1961, in search of the castaways 1962, and summer magic 1963 for the company, and she subsequently starred in that darn cat 1965 for disney. But then there is nice english lad mark to make friends with, at least until stratos and his pal take a shot at him one night. Mistaken identities and perilous escapes including a nailbiting battle with a windmill lead the juniormiss detective to a final confrontation aboard the yacht of an eccentric millionaire. So, we see that the moon is called the moon because it is used to measure the months. Watch the full length movie of the moonspinners online or on the fios mobile app. Dec, 2016 the moon spinners was the fifth disney film to feature hayley mills, who was named a disney legend in 1998.
The stories are suspenseful, there is always a hint of romance, and the ending is not always obvious a problem in some so called mysteries. A young tourist, played by mills, must outwit eli wallachs greek jewel thief on the island of crete. It was fun, even when its not the usual film from her. Travelling through crete to collect folk songs for the bbc, a british teen and her aunt stumble upon local criminals who are peddling gems stolen from a london bank. While the moonspinners is hardly a great film, it is notable for being much more serious than most live action disney films. Hayley mills nikky ferris, eli wallach uncle stratos, peter mcenery mark camford, pola negri madame habib, joan greenwood aunt francis ferris, irene papas sophia, john le mesurier anthony gamble, paul stassino lambis, michael davis alexis. The acting is fine,and the movie is enjoyable enough. The book is oldfashioned but in a i found this in the new books to be shelved cart at my library. Hayley mills is positively radiant in the moon spinners 1964, a liveaction mystery thriller from disney that can be enjoyed by the whole family. It was the first book of hers i had read and it led me to search for and purchase all of her writings. Moonspinners revisited sub title i hate the search function here about the beginning of may someone asked what was the name or location of the taverna where the moon spinners was filmed.
Until the last fifteen minutes or so, when hayley mills encounters pola negri, moon spinners avoids that winkingslightlyatthecamera kind of comedy that is the hallmark of so much of the studios work, especially in the 1960s. As is the case with nearly all of the studios films of the period this stars the. Jul 25, 2014 a scene from the 1964 disney movie the moon spinners. Illogical but suspenseful, the moon spinners focuses on the adventures of mills and her aunt, played by greenwood. Released 1964, the moonspinners stars hayleymills, eliwallach, petermcenery, polanegri the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Find similar and related movies for the moonspinners 1964 james neilson, james nielson on allmovie. Watch the full length movie of the moon spinners online or on the fios mobile app. It was mills fifth of six films for disney, and featured the legendary silent film actress pola negri in her final screen performance. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it.
In this bestselling novel, first published in 1963 and made into a successful movie starring hayley mills the following year, mary stewart, in her magical way, evokes crete as she has delphi, provence, northumberland, and the hebrides in her other books. Set against the sunbleached beauty of the isle of crete, the story pits a young. A few hours later, on 21 july, neil armstrong and buzz aldrin. Aug 27, 2012 the site of the moon spinners inn is now the vritomartes taverna, and after watching the movie i can tell you it, to this day, very much resembles the inn. When they arrive at their hotel, the moon spinners, a village wedding is in progress. The moonspinners is a 1964 english film stars hayley mills, james neilson, eli wallach, peter mcenery, joan greenwood, irene papas, pola negri, john le mesurier, sheila hancock, paul stassino, andre morell, mary stewart, ron grainer, paul beeson, gordon stone, maude spector, anthony masters, anthony mendleson, yvonne axeworthy, david harcourt, dudley. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. As is the case with nearly all of the studios films of the period this stars the annoyingly perky hayley mills in the lead role. Blanketed on top of the moons crust is a highly comminuted broken into ever smaller particles and impact gardened surface layer called regolith, formed by. The proprietress, sophia, did not receive the telegram nicky sent to reserve a room. The moon spinners 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The moonspinners is a family friendly thriller produced by disney during the mid1960s.
It only accounts for about 20% of the diameter of the moon. The lion king oh my disney disney animated animals and their wild counterparts oh my disney fans retell disney movies backwards in under 60 seconds lets talk disney fans try to spell the hardest disney words lets talk disney celebrate valentines day with some of the. Read about the the moonspinners dvd and browse other dvd movies. The moon spinners is a 1964 american walt disney productions feature film starring hayley mills in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of crete. The moonspinners 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As far as the actual plot of the movie goes, the moonspinners is a mildly exciting adventure on the island of crete with a coming of age hayley mills. On 20 july 1969, apollo 11s lunar module landed on the surface of the moon. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. I really wasnt sure just what was going to happen next.
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