The First Men in the Moon (1919)

Directed by

Bruce Gordon

Genre

fantasy film, silent film, science fiction film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

50 min

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of explorers travel to the moon in a spaceship. They discover a civilization of intelligent insect-like creatures living there.

silentblack-and-whitefantasticaladventurouswhimsicalnostalgiclost

What happens

The First Men in the Moon is a 1919 black-and-white silent film, directed by Bruce Gordon and J.L.V. Leigh. The film was based on H.G. Wells' 1901 science fiction novel The First Men in the Moon. As of August 2010, the film is not held in the BFI National Archive and is listed on the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" list of lost films. Stills from the production and a plot synopsis exist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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