First Men in the Moon
“H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!”
The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew comprised 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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Cast
24 people
Edward Judd
Arnold Bedford
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Island of Terror
Martha Hyer
Kate Callender
Known for
Sabrina
The Sons of Katie Elder
Lionel Jeffries
Joseph Cavor
Known for
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Murder Ahoy
Miles Malleson
Dymchurch Registrar
Known for
Peeping Tom
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Norman Bird
Stuart
Known for
The Lord of the Rings
Fawlty Towers
Gladys Henson
Nursing Home Matron
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
The Blue Lamp
Hugh McDermott
Richard Challis
Known for
Devil Girl from Mars
Chato's Land
Betty McDowall
Margaret Hoy
Also in
The Omen
Jack the Ripper
Erik Chitty
Gibbs (uncredited)
Known for
The Vault of Horror
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Douglas Ives
Sparks (uncredited)
Also in
Two Wives at One Wedding
Carry On Regardless
Peter Finch
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Known for
Network
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Marne Maitland
Dr. Tok, UN Space Agency (uncredited)
Known for
The Man with the Golden Gun
Roma
Nathan Juran Director · Nigel Kneale Screenplay Jan Read Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.6M · United States release November 20, 1964 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,650,000
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Ameran Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 6, 1964
Theatrical
United States · November 20, 1964
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1965 · Theatrical
France
December 23, 1964 · Theatrical
Germany
December 11, 1964 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 18, 1964 · Theatrical
Italy
November 20, 1964 · Theatrical
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