The Moon and Sixpence (1942)

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Released:
1942-10-27

Overview:
Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.

Director:
Albert Lewin

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • George Sanders
    as
    Charles Strickland
  • Herbert Marshall
    as
    Geoffrey Wolfe
  • Doris Dudley
    as
    Blanche Stroeve
  • Eric Blore
    as
    Capt. Nichols
  • Albert Bassermann
    as
    Dr. Coutras