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The Moon and Sixpence is a 1942 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1919 novel of the same name, which was in part based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. Dimitri Tiomkin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture .
The Moon and Sixpence: Directed by Albert Lewin. With George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Doris Dudley, Eric Blore. 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.
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- Drama, Romance
- Albert Lewin
- 1942-10-27
Apr 13, 2024 · The Moon and Sixpence (1942) George Sanders | Paul Gauguin | Somerset Maugham | Full Movie. Loosely inspired from the life of French painter Paul Gauguin, Charles Strickland (Sanders), a...
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When stockbroker Charles Strickland (George Sanders) abruptly abandons his wife and family, his friend, writer Geoffrey Wolfe (Herbert Marshall), tracks him to Paris. There...
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- Albert Lewin
- Drama
- George Sanders
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. — Yepok.
The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published on 15 April 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire ...
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The Moon and Sixpence (1942) - Turner Classic Movies. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Loosely inspired by the life of Gauguin, a man abandons his middle-classed life to start painting. Cast & Crew. Read More. Albert Lewin. Director. George Sanders. Charles Strickland.
