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First Men in the Moon

1964 · 103 min

A charmingly old-fashioned Victorian adventure with stop-motion wonders, gentle humour, and a sense of innocent discovery.

Tagline
H.G. Wells' Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!
Overview
The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew comprised 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.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • technology
  • greed
  • survival
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • space
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Nathan Juran
Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Languages
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