The Moon Is Blue (film)

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The Moon Is Blue is a 1953 romantic comedy film directed by Otto Preminger, notable for its controversial treatment of sexual themes that challenged Hollywood censorship standards of its time.

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instanceOf film
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED
basedOn The Moon Is Blue (play) NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor F. Hugh Herbert NERFINISHED
castMember David Niven NERFINISHED
Dawn Addams NERFINISHED
Fortunio Bonanova NERFINISHED
Gregory Ratoff NERFINISHED
Maggie McNamara NERFINISHED
William Holden NERFINISHED
censorshipStatus released without Production Code seal
cinematography Ernest Laszlo NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Otto Preminger NERFINISHED
distributor United Artists NERFINISHED
editor Otto Ludwig NERFINISHED
filmFormat 35 mm
filmingTechnique live action
filmSong The Moon Is Blue (song) NERFINISHED
genre romantic comedy
hasAdaptation German-language version of The Moon Is Blue
hasTagline “The Moon is Blue and so is the picture!”
hasTheme courtship
sexual innuendo
locationOfFilming United States NERFINISHED
mainSubject romance
sexual mores
MPAARatingAtRelease unrated by Production Code Administration
musicBy Herschel Burke Gilbert NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation New York City NERFINISHED
notableFor challenge to Hollywood censorship standards
controversial treatment of sexual themes
originalLanguage English
partOf Hollywood films of the 1950s
producer Otto Preminger NERFINISHED
productionCompany Otto Preminger Films NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1953
releaseRegion United States NERFINISHED
runningTime 99 minutes
screenwriter F. Hugh Herbert NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 1950s
workPeriod Classical Hollywood cinema era

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