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First Men in the Moon
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Credits
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Directed by:
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Nathan Juran
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Produced by:
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Charles Schneer
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Screenplay by:
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Nigel Kneale, Jan Read
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Rated:
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NR
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Staring:
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Edward Judd
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Arnold Bedford
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Martha Hyer
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Katherine Callender
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Lionel Jeffries
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Joseph Cavor
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Hugh McDermott
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Richard Challis
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Betty McDowall
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Margaret Hoy
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Erik Chitty
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Gibbs
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Laurence Herder
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Glushkov
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Gladys Henson
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Nursing Home Matron
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Miles Malleson
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Dymchurch Registrar
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Sean Kelly
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Colonel Rice
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Gordon Robinson
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Sergeant Andrew Martin
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John Murray Scott
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Cosmonaut Nevsky
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Paul Carpenter
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Reporter from the 'Express'
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Marne Maitland
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Dr. Tok
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News and Reviews
Review
A "made for the movies" version of H.G. Wells' classic about an 1899 moon landing. An eccentric victorian inventor who has developed an antigravity material flies to the moon in a spherical "spaceship". He and his companions are captured by the local residents, an insect-like moon people called the "selenites". They eventually escape, but inadvertantly leave behind cold germs which decimate and destroy the moons population.
The special effects in this version of the book are remarkedly good, thanks to the genious of and creativity of Ray Harryhausen.
Well's novel was also the basis for George Melies' "Le Voyage dans la Luna" (1902) and again in 1919 by British Gaumont, directed by J.V. Leigh.
Summary
Summary
"Marvelous adaptation of H. G. Wells novel about a Victorian spaceship blasting off from earth and flying to the lunar surface; the expedition's adventures are riveting. Ray Harryhausen provides excellent stop-motion effects, notably the insect moonmen. His lavish alien civilization and its creatures are a satisfying example of what a ton of imagination on a nominal budget can achieve."
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