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Moonrise

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1948 black-and-white film noir directed by Frank Borzage

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6.3

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.

Released: 1948-10-0190 minDir: Frank BorzageDrama

Cast

  • Dane Clark as Danny Hawkins
  • Gail Russell as Gilly Johnson
  • Ethel Barrymore as Grandma
  • Allyn Joslyn as Clem Otis
  • Rex Ingram as Mose
  • Harry Morgan as Billy Scripture

Themes

  • swamp
  • film noir
  • guilt

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Ratings

IMDb

7/10

3,327 votes

Year
1948
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Charles F. Haas
Composer
William Lava
Production company
Republic Pictures
Cinematographer
John L. Russell
Duration
90
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Moonrise (1948 film poster).jpg
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publication date
1948-01-01
title
Moonrise
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Harry Keller
review score
100%
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