Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
149 audience votes
Key crew
- Nathan JuranDirector
- Nigel KnealeScreenplay
- Jan ReadScreenplay
- Laurie JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Edward JuddArnold Bedford
- Martha HyerKate Callender
- Lionel JeffriesJoseph Cavor
- Miles MallesonDymchurch Registrar
- Norman BirdStuart
- Gladys HensonNursing Home Matron
- Hugh McDermottRichard Challis
- Betty McDowallMargaret Hoy
- Erik ChittyGibbs (uncredited)
- Douglas IvesSparks (uncredited)
- Peter FinchBailiff's Man (uncredited)
- Marne MaitlandDr. Tok, UN Space Agency (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
moonbased on novel or bookspace travelmoon landingvictorian englandgiant insectalienflashback19th centurydynamationlunacolor