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.
Directed by Nathan Juran
moon
based on novel or book
space travel
moon landing
victorian england
giant insect
alien
flashback
19th century
dynamation
lunacolor
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
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Cast
Edward Judd
Arnold Bedford
Martha Hyer
Kate Callender
Lionel Jeffries
Joseph Cavor
Miles Malleson
Dymchurch Registrar
Norman Bird
Stuart
Gladys Henson
Nursing Home Matron
Hugh McDermott
Richard Challis
Betty McDowall
Margaret Hoy
Erik Chitty
Gibbs (uncredited)
Douglas Ives
Sparks (uncredited)
Peter Finch
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Marne Maitland
Dr. Tok, UN Space Agency (uncredited)
Crew
Nathan Juran
Director
Nigel Kneale
Screenplay
Charles H. Schneer
Producer
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
H. G. Wells
Original Story
Brian Johnson
Special Effects Assistant
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
Kinoman4ek
6.0★ · 05/13/26
Not bad TBH this is based by novel which was released 100+ yrs ago and funny to see how people though what wouldve moon look like :) after 60 yrs since this novel was written people for real visited moon but its empty mhm. Also ending was funny and sad at same time that illness which is nothing for humans made whole race extinct. Humans as always made another race extinct mhm mhm.
Not bad TBH this is based by novel which was released 100+ yrs ago and funny to see how people though what wouldve moon look like :) after 60 yrs since this novel was written people for real visited moon but its empty mhm. Also ending was funny and sad at same time that illness which is nothing for humans made whole race extinct. Humans as always made another race extinct mhm mhm.
Rainboat
6.0★ · 02/20/26
This movie was an experience I loved the same sound effect cough it was so funny 10/10
This movie was an experience I loved the same sound effect cough it was so funny 10/10
