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The Gypsy Moths is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Frankenheimer released in USA on 29 august 1969 with Burt Lancaster
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
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Add to a movie listThe Gypsy Moths is a 1969 American drama film, based on the novel of the same name by James Drought and directed by John Frankenheimer. The film tells the story of three barnstorming skydivers and their effect on a Midwestern American town, focusing on the differences in values between the town folk and the hard-living skydivers.
The Gypsy Moths starred Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr. The film also features Gene Hackman, (fresh from his role in Bonnie and Clyde) (1967). Kerr had worked previously with Lancaster in From Here to Eternity (1953) and Separate Tables (1958). The film had the only nude love scene in her movie career.
Elmer Bernstein composed the score.
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A skydiving team called the Gypsy Moths visits a small town in Kansas to put on a show. Their leader, Mike Rettig (Burt Lancaster]), is accompanied by his partners, Joe Browdy (Hackman) and Malcolm Webson (Scott Wilson).Actors
Burt Lancaster
(Mike Rettig)
Deborah Kerr
(Elizabeth Brandon)
Gene Hackman
(Joe Browdy)
Scott Wilson
(Malcolm Webson)
Bonnie Bedelia
(Annie Burke)
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