First Men in the Moon (1964 film)

The First Men in the Moon
Directed byNathan Juran
Screenplay byNigel Kneale
Jan Read
Based onThe First Men in the Moon
1901 (novel)
by H. G. Wells
Produced byCharles H. Schneer
StarringEdward Judd
Martha Hyer
Lionel Jeffries
CinematographyWilkie Cooper
Edited byMaurice Rootes
Music byLaurie Johnson
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Ameran Films
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • 6 August 1964 (1964-08-06) (UK)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,650,000 (US/Canada)

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. 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.