First Men in the Moon
H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!
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7/1/1964Runtime
103 minsGenres
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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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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$1,650,000Homepage
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A delightful Victorian-era space adventure that playfully reimagines the moon landing as a Victorian conquest, told through flashback with practical ingenuity and imaginative charm. The film moves between wonder and dry British humor as it reveals an older, more fantastical history of lunar exploration.
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Edward Judd
Arnold Bedford
Martha Hyer
Kate Callender
Lionel Jeffries
Joseph Cavor
Miles Malleson
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Norman Bird
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Gladys Henson
Nursing Home Matron
Hugh McDermott
Richard Challis
Betty McDowall
Margaret Hoy
Erik Chitty
Gibbs (uncredited)
Douglas Ives
Sparks (uncredited)
Peter Finch
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Marne Maitland
Dr. Tok, UN Space Agency (uncredited)
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