Synopsis
After the Battle of Worcester at the end of the English Civil War, the main aim of General Oliver Cromwell (John Le Mesurier) is to capture Charles Stuart (Gary Raymond), son of the executed Charles I. However, the dashing Royalist hero nicknamed "the Moonraker" (George Baker) prepares to smuggle him to safety in France, under the noses of Cromwell's soldiers. According to the story, he is called "the Moonraker" after a smuggler term; items would be hidden in the village pond then raked out by moonlight.
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