Rotten
Aside from its candor, however, and its audacity with the words, The Moon Is Blue is not outstanding, either as a romance or as film.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
The Moon Is Blue
From the Sensational Stage Hit That Ran 3 years on Broadway!
1953 · 1h 39m · Approved
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Otto Preminger
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The Moon Is Blue
Overview
Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Both men determine to find a way around her objections.
Director and cast
- Otto Preminger Director
- William Holden as Donald Gresham
- David Niven as David Slater
- Maggie McNamara as Patty O'Neill
- Tom Tully as Michael O'Neill
- Dawn Addams as Cynthia Slater
- Fortunio Bonanova as Artiste de télévision
- Gregory Ratoff as Chauffeur de taxi
- Johannes Heesters as Tourist (uncredited)
- Hardy Krüger Cast
- Johanna Matz Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Despite the fuss at the time, there's little blue about this except the title.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
For all the movie's staginess and datedness, it's a more personal and ambiguous work than it initially appears to be.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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