First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964 · 103 min · EN · NR · 6.2 (113 votes)
Dir. Nathan Juran · Starring Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries, Miles Malleson, Norman Bird, Gladys Henson · Music Laurie Johnson

H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!

AdventureScience Fiction

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.

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A delightful, old-fashioned romp through space. It feels like a charmingly earnest, Saturday matinee adventure, full of wonder and a touch of whimsical British eccentricity. Perfect for a cozy afternoon escape.

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