Give Us the Moon (1944)
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Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of a hard working hotel owner doesn't like the idea of having to work for a living. He discovers a society of "White Elephants" who are quite willing to be poor as long as they don't have to work. They are protected and guided by Nina (Margaret Lockwood) and her precocious sister Heidi (Jean Simmons).
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Margaret LockwoodNina
Vic OliverSascha
Peter GravesPeter Pyke
Roland CulverFerdinand
Jean SimmonsHeidi
Eliot MakehamDumkaIris LangTania
George RelphOttoMax BaconJacobus
Gibb McLaughlinMarcel
Irene HandlMiss HaddockHenry HewittAnnouncerMovie DNA
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What is Give Us the Moon about?
Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of a hard working hotel owner doesn't like the idea of having to work for a living. He discovers a society of "White Elephants" who are quite willing to be poor as long as they don't have to work. They are protected and guided by Nina (Margaret Lockwood) and her precocious sister Heidi (Jean Simmons).
How long is Give Us the Moon?
Give Us the Moon has a runtime of 95 minutes.