The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down (1943)

The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel.

Date of release
1943-03-14
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Irving Pichel

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Moon Is Down
  • Filmed in: Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

The Moon Is Down is a 1943 American war film starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lee J. Cobb and Henry Travers and directed by Irving Pichel. The Screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. This was Dorris Bowdon's last movie, Natalie Wood's first movie; and features an uncredited John Banner, who would go on to play Sgt. Shultz in the TV comedy series Hogan's Heroes.

Production

The set was a place called Brent's Crags, California and was the same set of How Green Was My Valley filmed one year earlier. Filming began on November 18, 1942, and ended January 14, 1943. Editing of the 16mm Film was done at a breakneck pace for the World Premiere in Toronto, Canada on March 13, 1943. The American Première was March 26 and the official American release date was April 9, 1943.

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