First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon (1964)

01/07/1964 (GB)
Adventure, Science Fiction
1h 43m

H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!

Overview

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.

  • Nathan JuranDirector
  • Jan ReadScreenplay
  • Nigel KnealeScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $1,650,000

Keywords

  • moon
  • based on novel or book
  • space travel
  • moon landing
  • victorian england
  • giant insect
  • alien
  • flashback
  • 19th century
  • h.g. wells

Top Billed Cast

Edward Judd

Edward Judd

Arnold Bedford

Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer

Kate Callender

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Joseph Cavor

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Dymchurch Registrar

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Stuart

Gladys Henson

Gladys Henson

Nursing Home Matron

Hugh McDermott

Hugh McDermott

Richard Challis

Betty McDowall

Betty McDowall

Margaret Hoy

Erik Chitty

Erik Chitty

Gibbs (uncredited)

Douglas Ives

Douglas Ives

Sparks (uncredited)

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