The Raging Moon (Long Ago, Tomorrow) (1971)

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Malcom McDowell, who went on to play a chillingly heartless young man in A Clockwork Orange, here plays Bruce, a cheerful young athlete and aspiring writer whose injuries get the better of him on the evening of his colorless brother's wedding. He loses the use of his legs and is sent to a home for… More Malcom McDowell, who went on to play a chillingly heartless young man in A Clockwork Orange, here plays Bruce, a cheerful young athlete and aspiring writer whose injuries get the better of him on the evening of his colorless brother's wedding. He loses the use of his legs and is sent to a home for the handicapped. As a result of his disability, his attitude undergoes a profound change, and he becomes a surly, resentful and difficult young man. At the home, he meets a young woman (Nanette Newman) whose disability has lasted much longer than his, and they fall in love. They become engaged, but she dies before they can get married. While this sounds relentlessly melancholy, the heart of the movie is the way in which each of the two has enriched the life of the other, and the movie is a good deal more upbeat than it sounds. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By: Bryan Forbes
Genres: Romance, Classics, Drama

In Theaters: Jan 21, 1971 Wide

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Cast

            Malcolm McDowell as Bruce

            Nanette Newman as Jill

            Georgia Brown as Sarah

            Bernard Lee as Uncle Bob

            Gerald Sim as Rev. Corbett

            Michael Flanders as Clarence Marlow

            Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr. Latbury

            Norman Bird as Dr. Mathews

            William Boyle as Trainer

            Ishaq Bux as Pakistani

            Constance Chapman as Mrs. Mathews

            Christopher Chittell as Terry

            Sylvia Coleridge as Celia

            Paul Darrow as Doctor

            Aimee Delamain as Alice

            Anne Dyson as Gladys' Mother

            Sarah Forbes as Bridesmaid

            Barry Jackson as Bill

            Michael Scott Lees as Geoffrey

            Petra Markham as Mary

            Margery Mason as Matron

            John Savident as Fete Guest

            Patsy Smart as Bruce's Mother

            Marianne Stone as 1st Nurse

            Norman Tyrrell as Gladys' Father

            Geoffrey Whitehead as Harold

            Brook Williams as Hugh Collins

            Richard Moore as Arnold Foster

            Jack Woolgar as Bruce's Father

            Michael Nightingale as Mr. Thomas

            George Hilsdon as George

            Lee Carter as Wedding Singer

            Emma Forbes as Bridesmaids

            Nelly Hanham as Margaret

            Theresa Watson as Gladys
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