The Moon-Spinners

1964 • 1h 58m •

Mystery Family Thriller Romance

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 5.9/10

61 reviews

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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.

"Hayley's romantic, carefree holiday suddenly becomes an electrifying surprise in suspense!"

Top Billed Cast

Hayley Mills

Nikky Ferris

Eli Wallach

Stratos

Peter McEnery

Mark Camford

Joan Greenwood

Aunt Frances Ferris

Irene Papas

Sophia

Pola Negri

Madame Habib

John Le Mesurier

Anthony Gamble

Sheila Hancock

Cynthia Gamble

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic

2020-07-22

Split feelings towards <em>'The Moon-Spinners'</em>, but overall I think it's fun enough.

I like the premise but didn't enjoy how it's done by the film, some of the key characters kinda pop out from nowhere to all of a sudden be big parts of the story. I do rate the feel of it all, it's shot well across some nice locations in Greece. The pacing is off though, the execution of the plot would've been better with a trim, quick run time.

Hayley Mills, in her penultimate Disney production, is a top actress no doubt, but her as Nikky doesn't really work - mostly due to how she's written, espec...

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic

2021-03-25

_**Hayley Mills sleuthing on the island of Crete**_

An aunt and niece (Joan Greenwood & Hayley Mills) are traveling through remote areas of Crete whereupon they encounter the suspicious brother of the proprietress of an inhospitable coastal hotel (Eli Wallach). Intrigue ensues. Peter McEnery plays a young Brit the girl finds attractive while Pola Negri shows up in the last act.

"The Moon-Spinners" (1964) inserts Hayley Mills into an island adventure that works well because it’s relatively realistic, has superb locations/sets and a well-chosen cast (e.g. Wallach is perfect as the vil...