''Moonfire'' is a 1970
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adventure
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film written, produced, and directed by Michael Parkhurst. It was photographed in the
De Luxe colour system.
It starred
Richard Egan,
Charles Napier, and former
World Heavyweight Champion boxer
Sonny Liston
Charles L. "Sonny" Liston ( – December 30, 1970), nicknamed "the Big Bear", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1962 after k ...
. It portrays truckers battling a Nazi hiding in Mexico. There is a subplot about the disappearance of a reclusive billionaire.
"Moonfire"
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Cast
* Richard Egan – Sam Blue
* Charles Napier – Robert W. Morgan
* Sonny Liston
Charles L. "Sonny" Liston ( – December 30, 1970), nicknamed "the Big Bear", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1962 after k ...
– The Farmer
* Dayton Lummis – Fuentes
* Joaquín Martínez – Lazaro (as Joaquin Martinez)
* Richard Bull – Hawkins
* Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. – Pedro (as Rudolfo Hoyos)
* Jose Gonzales-Gonzales – Jesus (as Jose Gonzales Gonzales)
* William Wintersole – Larry Benjamin
* Patricia Magrini – Benjamin's Secretary
* Duncan Inches – Benjamin's Assistant #1
* Jack Dickson – Benjamin's Assistant #2
* Rod Bird – Messenger
* Sandy Rosenthal – Ira Morris
* Ira Morris – Message Reader in Truck Stop
* Alfred G. Bosnos – Truck Broker (as Al Bosnos)
* Sam Dermengian – A.C.C. Inspector
* Robert Panizza – Tourist in Cadillac
* Malcolm Alexander – Jesse James
* Monica Marie – Ice Cream Girl
* Sarah Dobbs – Motel Girl
* Roger Galloway – Multiple Roles
See also
* List of American films of 1970
This is a list of American films released in 1970.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1970, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by '' The Numbers'', are as follows:
January–March
April–June
Jul ...
References
External links
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1970 films
1970s action adventure films
American action adventure films
Films set in Mexico
Trucker films
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
English-language action adventure films
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