First Men in the Moon (1964) | |
Director(s) | Nathan Juran |
Producer(s) | Ray Harryhausen (associate), Charles H. Schneer |
Top Genres | Adventure, Science Fiction |
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First Men in the Moon (1964) was a Adventure - Science Fiction Film directed by Nathan Juran and produced by Charles H. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen.
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First Men in the Moon (1964)
By Beatrice on May 19, 2018 From Flickers in TimeFirst Men in the Moon Directed by Nathan Juran Written by Nigel Kneale and Jan Read from a story by H.G. Wells 1964/UK Ameran Films First viewing/Amazon Instant Joseph Cavor: No. No, they detest it! The Grand Lunar: Then if they make war, they are defective. Ray Harryhausen goes Georges Melies one b... Read full article
First Men in the Moon
By Barry P. on Apr 15, 2018 From Cinematic Catharsis(1964) Directed by Nathan Juran; Written by Nigel Kneale and Jan Read; Based on the novel by H.G. Wells; Starring: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer and Lionel Jeffries Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ***½ “H.G. Wells did suggest that perhaps the ant men grew intelligenc... Read full article
First Men in the Moon ( 1964 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 20, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversCharles Schneer and Ray Harryhausen, two of the foremost producers of sci-fi films of the 1960s, had in 1963 recently completed their sea-faring mythology extravaganza " Jason and the Argonauts " when they decided to embark upon a screen-telling of H.G Well's famous Victorian fantasy novel "First M... Read full article
First Men in the Moon ( 1964 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 20, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversCharles Schneer and Ray Harryhausen, two of the foremost producers of sci-fi films of the 1960s, had in 1963 recently completed their sea-faring mythology extravaganza " Jason and the Argonauts " when they decided to embark upon a screen-telling of H.G Well's famous Victorian fantasy novel "First M... Read full article
First Men in the Moon ( 1964 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 20, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversCharles Schneer and Ray Harryhausen, two of the foremost producers of sci-fi films of the 1960s, had in 1963 recently completed their sea-faring mythology extravaganza " Jason and the Argonauts " when they decided to embark upon a screen-telling of H.G Well's famous Victorian fantasy novel "First M... Read full article
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Quotes from
The Grand Lunar: You say men cling to different tongues and beliefs. Is there no one ruler?
Joseph Cavor: No. No, every century some despot tries, but up to now no one's succeeded. People like Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Napoleon...
The Grand Lunar: Does this not lead to confusion?
Joseph Cavor: Yes, it does. And worse. Starvation... hostility... even war.
The Grand Lunar: Tell me of war.
Joseph Cavor: Tell you of war? Oh my goodness... Well... it usually starts with a whacking great explosion.
Joseph Cavor: Gibbs! Gibbs!
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Facts about
Peter Finch appears briefly as a messenger. He was reputedly only visiting the set when the original actor assigned to play the part failed to show up.
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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