The Moon-Spinners

Starring: Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, Peter McEnery, et al.

A young Englishman joins a young Englishwoman in a jewel-theft mystery on the isle of Crete.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 786936207712
• Release Date: April 2005
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Disney Home Video
• Director: James Neilson
• Starring: Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, Peter McEnery, Pola Negri, Joan Greenwood, Irene Papas, Sheila Hancock, Michael Davis, Paul Stassino, John LeMesurier
• Runtime: 1 hour, 59 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

Too Disney-fied.

Disney mutilates a remarkable story by Mary Stewart. Will we ever learn? Nikky Ferris (a rather pudgy and blotchy Hayley Mills) is on holiday with her aunt Frances (Joan Greenwood). They find themselves unwanted by the local hotel owner (the famous Greek actor Irene Papas) and her abrasive brother (Eli Wallach). Little do they suspect that they will be involved in a nefarious international plot; One in which you cannot tell the good guys from the bad until it is too late. On the plus side is a lot of good scenery. And how they could pay Irene Papas “Electra" (1962) to be in this movie one can only guess. The real problem with this film is that Disney got a hold of it and turned a mystery into a farce. Nikky spills the beans more than once and is bratty when called upon to be decisive. She is naïve and quite bratty for her age. The other characters are quite sophomoric most of the time. Too many times, we must suspend any logic in figuring out where the runners are hiding and how the hunters know right where to get them. The story has a swift and inconsistent sort of ending.