Les Premiers Hommes dans la Lune

Original title: First Men in the Moon

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Martha Hyer and Edward Judd in Les Premiers Hommes dans la Lune (1964)

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When a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a new accomplishment, before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the journey in 1899, leading investigators to that mission'... Read allWhen a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a new accomplishment, before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the journey in 1899, leading investigators to that mission's last survivor.When a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a new accomplishment, before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the journey in 1899, leading investigators to that mission's last survivor.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

6.7K

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Valentine Dyall

Narrator
(uncredited)

Peter Finch

Bailiff's Man
(uncredited)

John Forbes-Robertson

First Reporter
(uncredited)

Patrick Halpin

Wedding Guest
(uncredited)

Laurence Herder

Glushkov
(uncredited)

George Hilsdon

Constable
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Douglas Ives

Sparks
(uncredited)

Sean Kelly

Col. Rice
(uncredited)

Director
- Nathan Juran
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Trivia
This is the only one of Ray Harryhausen's films to be shot in anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) due to the higher cost of anamorphic camera and projection lenses needed for his Dynamation Process.

Goofs
Arnold Bedford invests money in boots from the Boer War, speaking as if this war is in the past. Most viewers think he is talking about the Boer War of 1899-1902, which began after this scene takes place. However, there was an earlier, less-publicized Boer War in 1880 and 1881, which could be what he is referring to.

Quotes
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.

Crazy credits
Filmed in Dynamation - The wonder of the screen!

Connections
Featured in Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)

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7/10

We Need to Accept It as Is

This is one of those adaptations of works of authors like Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, and H. G. Welles. While short on science, it's a fun venture into the stars. Of course, there is a simplistic romance that goes on. The space ship is primitive at best and wouldn't work at all, but we are in the realm of the speculators. This is played tongue in cheek and there are lots of funny bits. But it is a story of courage and effort to find out about the great beyond. There is an interesting confidence in the principle character. These writers weren't accurate scientifically, but they brought joy to the people of the time. Watch this for its colorful presentation of the great stories.