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Moontide
Sign in to saveMoontide is a 1942 American romantic drama film with elements of a thriller. It was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Archie Mayo, who took over direction after the initial director Fritz Lang left the project early in the shooting schedule. The screenplay was written by John O'Hara and Nunnally Johnson (uncredited), based on the 1940 novel Moon Tide by Willard Robertson. The film features French star Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell and Claude Rains.
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6.4After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.
Cast
- Jean Gabin as Bobo
- Ida Lupino as Anna
- Thomas Mitchell as Tiny
- Claude Rains as Nutsy
- Jerome Cowan as Dr. Frank Brothers
- Helene Reynolds as Woman on Boat
Themes
- california
- drowning
- san francisco, california
- suicide attempt
- blackout
- film noir
- harbor
- drifter
- strangulation
- wedding ceremony
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
2,352 votes
- Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Moontide
- Film.image
- Moontide-1942.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Archie Mayo
- Film.producer
- Mark Hellinger
- Film.screenplay
- John O'Hara
- Film.cinematography
- Charles G. Clarke
- Film.editing
- William Reynolds
- Film.color_process
- Black and white
- Film.studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Film.distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- Film.runtime
- 95 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Fritz Lang
- Screenwriter
- John O'Hara
- Cast member
- John Kelly
- Composer
- Cyril J. Mockridge
- Producer
- Mark Hellinger
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Charles G. Clarke
- Duration
- 96
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1942-04-29
- title
- Moontide
- production designer
- James Basevi
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Gwen Wakeling
- film editor
- William H. Reynolds
- distributed by
- Netflix
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Accolades
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Moontide is a 1942 American romantic drama film with elements of a thriller. It was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Archie Mayo, who took over direction after the initial director Fritz Lang left the project early in the shooting schedule. The screenplay was written by John O'Hara and Nunnally Johnson (uncredited), based on the 1940 novel Moon Tide by Willard Robertson. The film features French star Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell and Claude Rains.
Charles G. Clarke was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for black-and-white. Despite charismatic performances by its leads, the film was not well received on release.
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