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The Gypsy Moths
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| The Gypsy Moths | |
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 The Gypsy Moths DVD cover |
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| Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
| Written by | James Drought |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster Gene Hackman |
| Release date(s) | 1969 |
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The Gypsy Moths is a 1969 American film starring Burt Lancaster, based on the novel of the same name by James Drought. It is the story of three barnstorming skydivers and their effect on a midwestern American town. At the time, the sport of skydiving was in its infancy.
The movie also features Gene Hackman (fresh from his role in Bonnie and Clyde) and Deborah Kerr renewing her association with Lancaster from their previous work in From Here to Eternity and Separate Tables. The movie focuses on the differences in values between the town folk and the hard living skydivers and features Deborah Kerr's only nude love scene in her movie career.
The director, John Frankenheimer, expressed his anguish and disappointment at the critical reception of this piece and subsequent narrow release in the United States. The film was widely seen in Australia and the local skydiving fraternity there were quick to seize the opportunity to promote their sport.
- Scott Wilson
- William Windom
- Bonnie Bedelia
- Sheree North
- Ford Rainey
- John Napier
- Carl Boenish, aerial cinematographer
The Gypsy Moths at the Internet Movie Database
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