Adventure ·Science Fiction · United Kingdom · 1964 · 1h 43m

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon poster
Director
Nathan Juran
Cast
Edward Judd as Arnold Bedford Martha Hyer as Kate Callender Lionel Jeffries as Joseph Cavor Miles Malleson as Dymchurch Registrar Norman Bird as Stuart Gladys Henson as Nursing Home Matron
Crew
Wilkie Cooper — Director of Photography Maurice Rootes — Editor Laurie Johnson — Original Music Composer Jan Read — Screenplay Nigel Kneale — Screenplay Charles H. Schneer — Producer
Tagline

H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!

Synopsis

The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, but are shocked when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon is taken for Queen Victoria proving that the astronauts were not the first men on the moon.

Trailer First Men in the Moon — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
moonbased on novel or bookspace travelmoon landingvictorian englandgiant insectalienflashbackstop motion19th centurydynamationlunacolor
Key Collaborators
Nathan Juran Director Wilkie Cooper Director of Photography Maurice Rootes Editor Laurie Johnson Original Music Composer Jan Read Screenplay Nigel Kneale Screenplay Charles H. Schneer Producer
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