Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)

Directed by

Don Sharp

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

6

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of eccentric inventors in the Victorian era compete to build a rocket that can reach the moon. Their efforts lead to comedic mishaps and slapstick rivalry.

whimsicallightheartedplayfulsillyfast-pacedperiod-flavoredbroad-comedy

What happens

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (U.S. title: Those Fantastic Flying Fools; also known as Chiflados Del Espacio, Blast-off, and Rocket to the Moon) is a 1967 British science fiction comedy film directed by Don Sharp and starring Burl Ives, Troy Donahue, Gert Fröbe and Terry-Thomas. It was released in the US as Those Fantastic Flying Fools, in order to capitalise on the success of Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines two years earlier. Director Don Sharp shot second unit on Magnificent Men. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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