The Moon and Sixpence
Drama
Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbroker 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 ...
Director
Donald McWhinnie
Writers
Clive Exton, W. Somerset Maugham
Stars
Charles Gray, Ronald Hines, Barry Justice
Release Date
November 12, 1967
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, Canada
🎭 Top Cast
Charles Gray
as Strickland
Ronald Hines
as Dirk Stroeve
Barry Justice
as Willy
Sylvia Kay
as Blanche Stroeve
👤
Elisabeth Welch
as Tiare Johnson
👤
Pamela Ruddock
as Rose Waterford
👤
Sally Home
as Amy Strickland
👤
Frederick Peisley
as Colonel MacAndrew
👤
Nicolette Bernard
as Mrs. MacAndrew
👤
Job Stewart
as Chess player
🎬 Technical Specs
Color
Color
Filming Location
Studio TC1, BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
🏷️ Keywords
based on novel
🎯 Categories
Drama
📖 Synopsis
Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbroker 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 ...