The acting is fine,and the movie is enjoyable enough. This is from the film pretty polly, based on a noel coward short story. A scene from the 1964 disney movie the moon spinners. Its got a good cast, filmed on location in crete, and has an exciting and entertaining story. 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 stream and watch online moviefone. Jan 20, 2012 start with a fortune in stolen jewels. 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. It was fun, even when its not the usual film from her. A young englishman joins a young englishwoman in a jeweltheft mystery on the isle of crete. Tuco eli wallach and his follower shoot and hurt a goodlooking english young man, hayley is tied up inside of a mill, then she.
This movie was filmed in the style of a mysterysuspense sir alfred. With hayley mills, eli wallach, pola negri, peter mcenery. Disney produced this distilled hitchcockian suspense yarn, diluted for. Moonspinners with images old disney, old hollywood, hayley. The moonspinners 1964 james neilson, james nielson. Jul 25, 2014 the moonspinners starring hayley mills filmed in crete stay safe and healthy. 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. The coolness of the owner is only outdone by the surliness of her brother stratos, recently back from london. 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. Hayley catherine rose vivien mills born 18 april 1946 is an english actress. The moonspinners 1964 movies, tv, celebs, and more. I first saw it when i was seven years old, so i developed my first crush on haley mills. The pioneer of romantic suspense mary stewart transports listeners to the idyllic hills of midcentury crete in this tale of peril and intrigue that will keep fans of agatha christie and barbara pym on the edges of their seats.
The opening sequence was in the downtown area of st. See more ideas about movies, hailey mills and disney movies. This bedroom scheme reminds me of a great set from another hayley mills film, the moonspinners 1964, with its blue walls and thick white trim all stucco. The young people survive a series of dangerous escapades with desperately serious criminals who try twice to kill. Filmed in miami, florida, beginning in 2015, moonlight premiered at the telluride film festival on september 2, 2016.
Aug 27, 2012 just a few kilometers outside of aghios nikolaos is the charming town of elounda, where the majority of the movie was filmed. Jul 25, 2014 the moon spinners starring hayley mills filmed in crete stay safe and healthy. 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. The moonspinners was the fifth disney film to feature hayley mills, who was named a disney legend in 1998. The film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a threeyear solitary stint mining helium3 on the far side of the moon. The film looks clean, suggesting that a restoration was done prior to release. Out of the two and a half films of hayley mills that ive seen, this movie is very different from those aforementioned movies. Moon pilot is currently available on dvd as a disney movie club exclusive. The moon spinners is a mysteryromance set in crete. As is the case with nearly all of the studios films of the period this stars the. The moonspinners 1964 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Jan 08, 2019 the moonspinners was an engaging and suspenseful mystery, with really good pieces incorporated into the film.
It featured the legendary silent film actress pola negri in her final screen performance. 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. I read the mary stewart story its based on and the film betters it. The moonspinners by james neilson hayley mills, eli. Set on the island of crete, the moonspinners is an engaging mysteryadventure which stars hayley mills as nikky ferris. Jun 09, 2014 this bedroom scheme reminds me of a great set from another hayley mills film, the moon spinners 1964, with its blue walls and thick white trim all stucco. Moonspinners, the film on vacation in greece, an english woman and her young niece, nikky, stumble into the midst of intrigue involving a young englishman and jewel thieves who have hidden their loot in the vicinity of the tourist hotel. I netflixed the two movies in todays post thinking that theyd be silly and. I guess its because of the story line and the cast. Moon spinners film in minos beach art hotel minos beach art hotel had the pleasure to accommodate, micky mouse s father the old time classic walt disney and most of the team of the movie production moon spinners in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of crete. The daughter of sir john mills and mary hayley bell, and younger sister of actress juliet mills, mills began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the bafta award for most promising newcomer for her performance in the british crime drama film tiger bay 1959, the academy. Produced by walt disney productions, the film was based upon a 1962 suspense novel by mary stewart and was directed by james neilson.
Moon spinners film in minos beach art hotel minos beach. The moonspinners starring hayley mills filmed in crete. 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. Hayley mills is positively radiant in the moonspinners 1964, a liveaction mystery thriller from disney that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
And so does the heiress, who is played by pola negri, the silentfilm temptress. The highest mountain of crete is psiloritis reaching up to 2456 meters one of the finest cannabis sold in amsterdam is of cretan origin. Filming locations 7 production dates 1 filming locations. Its one of those books written so lovingly about its location that you fall in love with the place. Buy the moonspinners dvd 1964 from amazons movies store. Young english girl nikky and her aunt arrive at the moonspinners, a hotel on crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. I started looking for it again several years ago and found that it is now in moratorium which means its been. Stolen jewels, a dash of danger, and romance season this hitchcocklike mystery thriller with comic flair for the whole family. Aug 03, 2019 the moon spinners is a fairly light thriller. Mar 31, 2019 actors peter mcenery and hayley mills photographed leaving london bound for greece, to film the moon spinners, september 4th 1963. Moon is a superior example of that threatened genre, hard sciencefiction, which is often about the interface between humans and alien intelligence of one kind of or other, including digital. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A young girl holidaying in crete with her aunt becomes involved with jewel robbers. Jul 27, 2009 hayley mills and the moon spinners a friend of mine who considers herself an expert on all things disney was recently flabbergasted when i mentioned a favorite 60s movie starring hayley mills. This movie was filmed in the style of a mysterysuspense sir alfred hitchcock movie. Moonlight received critical acclaim and is commonly cited as one of the best films of the 21st century. There are significant differences between the movie and the novel. Moonspinners, the film on vacation in greece, an english woman and her young niece, nikky, stumble into the midst of intrigue involving a young. I dont know what it is perhaps the snowy weather and the early dark evenings but this book completely hit the spot with me a few nights ago, following through to the next day as i surreptitiously raced to finish it off in between my proper occupations. A young english woman, nicky ferris hayley mills, and her aunt, frances ferris. 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. The moonspinners set against the sunbleached beauty of the isle of crete, the story pits a young english tourist against a wily greek jewel thief. A young tourist, played by mills, must outwit eli wallachs greek jewel thief on the island of crete.
The moon spinners, filmed on the isle of crete hailey mills, peter mcenerey, eli wallach hailey mills dance choreography old florida a 17 good movies the twenties movie tv crete island it cast what others are saying. 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. Jul 12, 2016 this is one of my favorite movies of hayley mills. Pola negri, irene papas, joan greenwood, peter mcenery, eli wallach, hayley mills. American flyers movie filming locations the 80s movies. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by duncan jones in his directorial debut and written by nathan parker from a story by jones. Season with hitchcocklike intrigue and comic flair.
Thats about all we get to see of the upstairs except for this brief scene of verbena putting away the laundry. The book is oldfashioned but in a c i found this in the new books to be shelved cart at my library. Agios nicholaos, crete, greece 3 of 3 found this interesting interesting. The film opens with the two ladies trying to cope on a bus with a dead fish swinging above them. Cast and crew credits for the moonspinners, 1964, directed by james neilson, with hayley mills, eli wallach, pola negri, at turner classic movies. Nov 23, 2012 the mass tourism in crete arrived in the mid 60s after walt disneys movie moonspinners was filmed in elounda. While the moonspinners is hardly a great film, it is notable for being much more serious than most live action disney films. Louis, known as lacledes landing it is an area on the riverfront mississippi just north of the gateway arch grounds. The moonspinners 1964 my live action disney project. Lovely large taverna for 5 generations, we had baked feta and tomatoes and was lovely, then compliment fruit. Nikky is a british girl vacationing in greece with her aunt francis joan greenwood. Hayley mills, eli wallach, peter mcenery, pola negri, joan greenwood, irene papas, john le mesurier, paul stassino, sheila hancock, andre morell, james neilson, hayley mills, eli. The moonspinners 1964 now that hayley mills was an 18 year old young women, walt disney was looking for more mature roles to branch out her talents as well as a way to diversify to typical type of films he was known for. The moonspinners is a family friendly thriller produced by disney during the mid1960s.
Until the last fifteen minutes or so, when hayley mills encounters pola negri, moonspinners avoids that winkingslightlyatthecamera kind of comedy that is the hallmark of so much of the studios work, especially in the 1960s. I saw that movie when i was a little kid, about 40 years ago. The moonspinners was an engaging and suspenseful mystery, with really good pieces incorporated into the film. 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. 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. Just a few kilometers outside of aghios nikolaos is the charming town of elounda, where the majority of the movie was filmed. 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.
Crete at a small inn called the moonspinners with her aunt frances joan greenwood. Minos beach art hotel had the pleasure to accommodate, micky mouse s father the old time classic walt disney and most of the team of the movie production moon spinners in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of crete. Hayley mills, michael davis, and joan greenwood in the moonspinners old disney. The movie starts by showing the credits while also playing the title song in. The movie starts by showing the credits while also playing the title song in the background, a song written by terry gilkyson. Id guess that girls of the right age to look up to the hayley mills character mills was 18 at the time she made it, so probably the 10 age range, maybe a little older will really enjoy it. The moonspinners 1964 opening credits main title from the moonspinners 1964. Apr 07, 2014 sit tight as we take a look at the moonspinners. Based on the mary stewart novel of the same name the film tells the story of a young girl and her aunt who move into the eponymous hotel on the island of crete but receive a.
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