The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

118 mins | Thriller, Family, Romance, Mystery | July 8, 1964

Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is only out-done by the surliness of her brother Stratos, recently back from London. 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. When Nikky helps him hide she finds the Greeks are after her too.

The Moon-Spinners

118 mins | Thriller, Family, Romance, Mystery | July 8, 1964

The Moon-Spinners
Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is only out-done by the surliness of her brother Stratos, recently back from London. 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. When Nikky helps him hide she finds the Greeks are after her too.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title The Moon-Spinners
Directors Yvonne Axeworthy, James Neilson
Writers Mary Stewart, Michael Dyne

Cast

Hayley Mills

as Nikky Ferris

Eli Wallach

as Stratos

Peter McEnery

as Mark Camford

Joan Greenwood

as Aunt Frances Ferris

Irene Papas

as Sophia

Pola Negri

as Madame Habib

John Le Mesurier

as Anthony Gamble

Sheila Hancock

as Cynthia Gamble

Paul Stassino

as Lambis

André Morell

as Yacht Captain