The First Men in The Moon

– Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits wi..

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Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
The First Men in the Moon (2010)

Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits with bated breath for the Apollo astronauts to land on the Moon, a young boy meets 90-year-old Julius Bedford. He's a man with an extraordinary story of how, way back in 1909, he got to the Moon first, and, together with the eccentric Professor Cavor, discovered a terrifying secret deep beneath its seemingly-barren surface.

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UK
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The First Men in the Moon (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Oct 2010

Language:

English

Director:

Damon Thomas

Writer:

Mark Gatiss (screenplay), H.G. Wells (novel)

Main Actors:

Rory Kinnear, Mark Gatiss, Alex Riddell, Peter Forbes

Plot:

In 1969 the Apollo moon landing is to be televised internationally but at a country fair in England a small boy named Jim meets the 90-year-old Julius Bedford who tells him that,in 1909,as a struggling writer,he met eccentric Professor Cavor,inventor of Cavorite,a gravity-defying substance which they used to build a sphere,which took them to the Moon. Captured by ant-like Selenites,Bedford was anxious to make his escape but Cavor was happy to stay and communicate with the Moon-dwellers. Back on Earth Bedford hears via wireless that Cavor was forced to kill himself and the Moon-dwellers to prevent them from invading Earth. As Jim watches the Apollo landing with his parents back in the present he sees a Selenite,hiding behind a lunar rock,peering at the astronauts.

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Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10