| The First Men in the Moon | |
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| Directed by | Nathan Juran |
| Screenplay by | Nigel Kneale Jan Read |
| Based on | The First Men in the Moon 1901 (novel) by H. G. Wells |
| Produced by | Charles H. Schneer |
| Starring | Edward Judd Martha Hyer Lionel Jeffries |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
| Music by | Laurie Johnson |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Ameran Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,650,000 (US/Canada)[2] |
First Men in the Moon (also known H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon) is a 1964 British science fiction film, produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Nathan Juran, and starring Edward Judd, Martha Hyer and Lionel Jeffries.[3] The film, distributed by Columbia Pictures, is an adaptation by screenwriter Nigel Kneale of H. G. Wells' 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon.
Ray Harryhausen provided the stop-motion animation effects, which include the Selenites, giant caterpillar-like "Moon Cows" and the large-brained Grand Lunar.[4][5]
- ^ "Image (3)". Photobucket.
- ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p 39. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to distributors not total gross.
- ^ "First Men in the Moon". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Swires, Steve (May 1989). "Nathan Juran: The Fantasy Voyages of Jerry the Giant Killer Part Two". Starlog Magazine. No. 142. p. 58.
- ^ FIRST MEN IN THE MOON Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 31, Iss. 360, (Jan 1, 1964): 134.