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MOONFLEET – Miklós Rózsa
GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
In 1951 the English novel Moonfleet, written in 1898 by J. Meade Falkner, caught the eye of MGM executives, who decided that this exciting, Gothic, swashbuckling melodrama in the vein of Treasure Island could be successfully brought to the big screen. MGM purchased the film rights, John Houseman was placed in charge of production with a $1.96 million budget, Jan Lustig and Margaret Fitts were hired to write the screenplay, and Fritz Lang was tasked with directing. A stellar cast was assembled, including Stewart Granger as Jeremy Fox, George Sanders as Lord James Ashwood, Joan Greenwood as Lady Clarista Ashwood, John Whiteley as John Mohune, and Viveca Lindfors as Mrs. Minton. Read more…
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