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The Moon Is Blue (1953)

Original title: the moon is blue

Production: USA|99 min| black and white

Comedy, Romantic

Poster of movie The Moon Is Blue

two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. both men determine to find a way around her objections.

Festivals and awards

Golden Globe 1954 -

migliore attore in film commedia
Assigned to: David Niven

Oscar 1954 - nomination miglior attrice
Assigned to: Maggie Mcnamara

Oscar 1954 - nomination migliore montaggio
Assigned to: Otto Ludwig

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Oscar 1954 - nomination migliore canzone
Assigned to: Herschel Burke Gilbert, Sylvia Fine

Bafta 1955 - nomination Best Film

Bafta 1955 - nomination Rising Star Award
Assigned to: Maggie Mcnamara

Origin of the subject

dall'opera teatrale: The Moon Is Blue (1951, F. Hugh Herbert)

Direction

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger: regista

Production and Screenplay

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger: produttore

F. Hugh Herbert: produttore

F. Hugh Herbert: sceneggiatore

F. Hugh Herbert: scrittore

Characters and Interpreters

tassista

Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff(età:56)

turista

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger(età:25)

,

Johanna Matz(età:21)

,

Johannes Heesters

Johannes Heesters(età:50)

donald gresham

William Holden

William Holden(età:35)

david slater

David Niven

David Niven(età:43)

patty o'neill

Maggie Mcnamara

Maggie Mcnamara(età:25)

cynthia slater

Dawn Addams

Dawn Addams(età:23)

michael o'neill

Tom Tully

Tom Tully(età:45)

attore in televisione

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova(età:58)

(hardy krüger)

...

Technical staff

Ernest Laszlo

Ernest Laszlo: direttore della fotografia

Ronald Sinclair

Ronald Sinclair: montatore

Herschel Burke Gilbert: musiche

Sylvia Fine: musiche

Man

Otto Ludwig: montatore

Jack Rabin: effetti speciali

Lillian Shore: parrucchiere

Louis R. loeffler: montatore

Edward G. Boyle: scenografo

Edward G. Boyle: arredatore

Nicolai Remisoff: scenografo

Louis Phillipi: truccatore

Don Loper: costumista

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1953)

Fiorella Betti

Fiorella Betti Voice of Maggie Mcnamara

Amilcare Pettinelli

Amilcare Pettinelli Voice of Gregory Ratoff

Stefano Sibaldi

Stefano Sibaldi Voice of David Niven

Mario Besesti

Mario Besesti Voice of Tom Tully

Emilio Cigoli

Emilio Cigoli Voice of William Holden

Rosetta Calavetta

Rosetta Calavetta Voice of Dawn Addams