The Moon and Sixpence

"Strange DREAMS - He had ideas he never told her about...He didn't dare!"

Oct 27 1942 Approved 1h 29m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Loosely inspired by Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-class life, his family, and his duties to start painting, as he has always wanted to do. He is from then on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.

Written by

W. Somerset Maugham, Albert Lewin

Directed by

Albert Lewin

Cast

George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Doris Dudley

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

David L. Loew-Albert Lewin

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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