Moonfleet | |
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Genre | Adventure |
Based on | Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner |
Written by | Ashley Pharoah |
Directed by | Andy De Emmony |
Starring | Ray Winstone |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Running time | 44 minutes |
Production company | Company Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Sky One |
Release | 28 December – 29 December 2013 |
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