Mini-review: The Moon-Spinners (1964)

by Karen A. Romanko

Last night we watched The Moon-Spinners (1964), starring Hayley Mills and Peter McEnery, on recommendation from my 13-year-old self. The film was shown in three parts on The Magical World of Disney, where I saw it originally, and I wondered how it would hold up so many decades later. Bearing in mind that it was a Disney film from the 60s, we enjoyed it pretty well. Hayley Mills was energetic and emphatic as the lead in a plot about stolen jewels, and Eli Wallach was menacing, but not in a Tarantino-esque sort of way. The visuals were colorful, with lots of day for night filming and some scenic shots of the island of Crete. We watched on DVD, but the film appears to be available on Disney+ with subscription, and other places for a fee. Pictured: Eli Wallach and Hayley Mills.

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