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First Men in the Moon (1964)

Directed by Nathan H. Juran

Adventure | Science Fiction

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Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 103 minutes

Actors

Edward Judd | Martha Hyer | Lionel Jeffries | Miles Malleson | Norman Bird | Gladys Henson | Hugh McDermott | Betty McDowall | Erik Chitty | Douglas Ives | Peter Finch | Marne Maitland | Laurence Herder | Paul Carpenter | John Forbes-Robertson | Kenneth Watson | Sean Kelly | Gordon Robinson | John Murray Scott | Brook Williams | George Hilsdon | Mary Maxfield | Huw Thomas | Valentine Dyall

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Apparently I’d seen this one before but I didn’t remember it at all so I was excited to catch it. It starts off well before veering into some incredibly goofy victorian-era stuff before getting to the moon.

Once on (in) the moon things get more interesting and the main protagonists’ (antagonists really) differing moral codes become more apparent and of greater importance to the plot. Though they differ in their treatment of the alien insects, the outcome is the same. Though it never shouts it, this film has plenty to say about colonization and native peoples.

The insect creatures are a mix of people in costumes (children I’d guess) and stop motion animation. There’s also a very large stop motion insect that’s pretty cool. That, combined with the stylized set design, make the moon sequences pretty interesting to watch.

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