First Men in the Moon

1964 103 min ★ 6.3 Adventure, Science Fiction

The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew comprised 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.

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Cast

Edward Judd

Arnold Bedford

Martha Hyer

Kate Callender

Lionel Jeffries

Joseph Cavor

Miles Malleson

Dymchurch Registrar

Norman Bird

Stuart

Gladys Henson

Nursing Home Matron

Hugh McDermott

Richard Challis

Betty McDowall

Margaret Hoy

Erik Chitty

Gibbs (uncredited)

Douglas Ives

Sparks (uncredited)

Details

Director

Nathan Juran

Screenplay

Nigel Kneale

Tagline

"H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$1,650,000

Production

Columbia Pictures, Ameran Films

Reviews

J

John Chard

February 16, 2020

★ 7/10

Could you believe, they put a man on the Moon - that early!? Directed by Nathan Juran, First Men In The Moon is an adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel "The First Men in the Moon". Nigel Kneale (creator of Quatermass) and Jan Read write the screenplay, Ray Harryhausen provides the stop-motion effects, and the cast is made up of Lionel Jeffries, Edward Judd & Martha Hyer. The story sees a UN ...