First Men in the Moon
1964 · Movie · NR · 103 min · ★ 6.3 · 62% critics
A modern moon mission makes a startling discovery: signs that someone arrived long before them and claimed the lunar surface for Victorian Britain. The find sparks an investigation that leads to an elderly witness, whose story recounts an earlier, unlikely journey and a strange encounter beneath the Moon’s surface.
Based on The First Men in the Moon
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-08-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (146 votes)
About
If you enjoy vintage, family-friendly sci-fi with quirky humor, imaginative creatures, and a pulpy adventure feel, this should land well; Not for you if you want nonstop action or modern realism like War of the Worlds.
Pros: imaginative retro adventure; colorful creature thrills; charming old-school vibe | Cons: slow first half; uneven tone shifts; dated effects moments
Themes
- moon
- based on novel or book
- space travel
- moon landing
- victorian england
- giant insect
- alien
- flashback
- 19th century
- dynamation
- lunacolor
Cast & crew
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
Hugh McDermott
as Richard Challis
Betty McDowall
as Margaret Hoy
Erik Chitty
as Gibbs (uncredited)
Douglas Ives
as Sparks (uncredited)
Directed by Nathan Juran