The prestigious French film publication Cahiers du Cinéma named Moonfleet as one of the 100 most essential films ever made, listing it at #32.
ðə pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs fɹˈɛntʃ fˈɪlm pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən kˈæhɪɹz dˈuː sɪnˈeɪmə nˈeɪmd mˈuːnfliːt æz wˈʌn ʌvðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd mˈoʊst ᵻsˈɛnʃəl fˈɪlmz ˈɛvɚ mˈeɪd, lˈɪstɪŋ ɪɾ æt hˈæʃ θˈɜːɾi tˈuː.