Give Us the Moon
5.6
Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of a hard working hotel owner doesn't like the idea of having to work for a living. He discovers a society of "White Elephants" who are quite willing to be poor as long as they don't have to work. They are protected and guided by Nina (Margaret Lockwood) and her precocious sister Heidi (Jean Simmons).
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Margaret Lockwood
Nina
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Vic Oliver
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Peter Graves
Peter Pyke
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Roland Culver
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Jean Simmons
Heidi
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Iris Lang
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George Relph
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Max Bacon
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Marcel
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Miss Haddock
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Henry Hewitt
Announcer
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Val Guest Director · Caryl Brahms Author S.J. Simon Author
First release July 31, 1944 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
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J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 31, 1944
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