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20 November 1964 (USA)
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H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!
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Based on the HG Wells story. The world is delighted when a space craft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon...
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Popcorn out kids!- And forget the corn!!
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Edward Judd | ... | Arnold Bedford |
| Martha Hyer | ... | Katherine 'Kate' Callender |
| Lionel Jeffries | ... | Joseph Cavor |
| Miles Malleson | ... | Dymchurch Registrar |
| Norman Bird | ... | Stuart, Moon Landing Crew |
| Gladys Henson | ... | Nursing Home Matron |
| Hugh McDermott | ... | Richard Challis, UN Space Agency |
| Betty McDowall | ... | Margaret Hoy, UN Space Agency |
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H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon (UK) (complete title)
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103 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm prints)
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The original H.G. Wells book has an atmosphere on the moon, so the characters required no space suit of any type, making the diving suits worn by the characters an addition of the filmmakers.
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Factual errors: The lunar eclipse takes place far too fast, and the Earth should look much larger than the Sun, not about the same size.
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[Kate thinks a gun is a good thing to have along]
Joseph Cavor: Madam, the chances of bagging an elephant on the Moon are remote.
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Joseph Cavor: Madam, the chances of bagging an elephant on the Moon are remote.
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Featured in Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)
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The effects may be dated, and the love interest a bit tedious at times, but Lionel(pre-Chitty Bang)Jeffries' whacky professor enthuses enough to keep the kids happy. Actually, the story-line isn't that bad at all (compared to more recent Sci-Fi offerings) and as an H.G. Wells rendering is actually quite good. I may have my rose-tinteds on though, I remember this with much affection as I saw it myself as a child of five or six in the early sixties. But, boys and girls, when they eventually get to the moon (or do they?) assure yourselves that as an exercise in escapism it's right up there with Jason and the Argonauts. And, after all, that's what movies are for - aren't they?