---
title: 'The Moon and Sixpence (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Albert Lewin'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-moon-and-sixpence-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035078/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Moon and Sixpence (1942)

1942 · 89 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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. Two versions were filmed. In one, Devi Wani, a Javanese actress, played Ata; in the other, Ms. Verdugo played her, to accommodate audiences for whom marriage between a Polynesian and an Englishman was considered unacceptable.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Albert Lewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-lewin)
- **Screenplay:** [Albert Lewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-lewin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Producer:** [Stanley Kramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kramer), [David L. Loew](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-l-loew)
- **Director of Photography:** [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)
- **Editor:** [Richard L. Van Enger](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-l-van-enger)

## Cast

- [Albert Bassermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-bassermann) as Dr. Coutras
- [Heather Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-thatcher)
- [Eric Blore](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-blore) as Captain Nichols
- [Robert Greig](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-greig)
- [Florence Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-bates) as Tiara Johnson
- [Herbert Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-marshall) as Geoffrey Wolfe
- [George Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-sanders) as Charles Strickland
- [Irene Tedrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-tedrow)
- [Elena Verdugo](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-verdugo) as Ata
- [Mike Mazurki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-mazurki)
- [Willie Fung](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-fung)
- [Steven Geray](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-geray) as Dirk Stroeve
- [Molly Lamont](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-lamont)

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