The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
Directed by Albert Lewin · 89 min · Drama
9.0 TOPICAL score · #5,705 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker 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 awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.
The Moon and Sixpence (1942, directed by Albert Lewin) has a TOPICAL score of 9.0 - ranked 5,705 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (19 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (19 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 10 languages
- Still read745 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: George Sanders (actor #504), Herbert Marshall (actor #1,240), Doris Dudley, Eric Blore (actor #1,760)
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