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The Film: The Moon Is Down (1943)
Basic Facts
Title: The Moon Is Down
Year: 1943
Director: Irving Pichel
Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson
Based on: Novel The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck
Studio / Distributor: 20th Century-Fox
Runtime: ~90 minutes
Language: English
The film is set during World War II.
*The Moon Is Down* is a 1943 American war drama directed by Irving Pichel and based on the 1942 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck.
The film is set in a small European town during World War II. The town is invaded and occupied by enemy forces (clearly representing Nazi Germany, though not directly named). The story focuses on the quiet but powerful resistance of the townspeople.
The mayor, Mayor Orden, along with other local leaders, faces difficult moral choices under occupation. Although the invaders try to control the town through fear and authority, the spirit of resistance grows stronger among the citizens. The film shows how ordinary people can stand up against oppression through unity, courage, and silent defiance.

Cedric Hardwicke as Mayor Orden
Henry Travers
Lee J. Cobb
Resistance against tyranny
Moral courage
The power of unity
Hope during wartime
The film was released during World War II and served as anti-Nazi propaganda. Like Steinbeck’s novel, it was meant to inspire occupied nations and promote the idea that oppression cannot destroy the human spirit.