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The Moon Is Blue

1953 · 99 min

A breezy, talky romantic comedy that charms with witty banter and a playful battle of the sexes.

Tagline
From the Sensational Stage Hit That Ran 3 years on Broadway!
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • sexuality
  • gender
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Otto Preminger
Written by
F. Hugh Herbert
Starring
William Holden, David Niven, Maggie McNamara, Tom Tully, Dawn Addams, Fortunio Bonanova, Gregory Ratoff, Johannes Heesters
Music
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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