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First Men in the Moon (1964)

Poster for First Men in the Moon

H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Nathan Juran
  • Profile picture of Edward Judd
    Arnold Bedford Edward Judd
  • Profile picture of Martha Hyer
    Kate Callender Martha Hyer
  • Profile picture of Lionel Jeffries
    Joseph Cavor Lionel Jeffries
  • Profile picture of Miles Malleson
    Dymchurch Registrar Miles Malleson
  • Profile picture of Norman Bird
    Stuart Norman Bird
  • Profile picture of Gladys Henson
    Nursing Home Matron Gladys Henson
  • Profile picture of Hugh McDermott
    Richard Challis Hugh McDermott
  • Profile picture of Betty McDowall
    Margaret Hoy Betty McDowall

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