Search - First Men in the Moon on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1964 DVD Release: 03/26/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Restored/Remastered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action

First Men in the Moon is an H.G. Welles cinemadaptation from director Nathan Juran. When scientists in the year 1964 are confused by evidence of a long-ago space flight, nonagenarian Arnold Bedford (Edward Judd) explains all. Back in 1899, Bedford, eccentric scientist Joseph Cavor (Lionel Jeffries) and heroine Kate Callender (Martha Hyer) took a trip to the moon in a home-made space vehicle. Once on the lunar surface, they encountered an alien civilization resembling an ant colony, complete with "queen," soldiers and workers. How they returned, and the aftereffects of their journey, comprise the film's final third. Peter Finch appears briefly as a messenger; he happened to be visiting the set when the actor hired to play the bailiff's assistant failed to show up. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Edward Judd - Arnold Bedford
Lionel Jeffries - Prof. Joseph Cavor
Martha Hyer - Kate Callender
Erik Chitty - Gibbs
Betty McDowall - Maggie Hay
Hugh McDermott - Richard Challis

The legendary Ray Harryhausen provided the special effects for this adaptation of the novel by H.G. Wells, which has been given a well-scrubbed presentation for its release on DVD. First Men in the Moon has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital 4.0. The dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. Bonus materials include additional short documentaries on Harryhausen and his Dynamation process, a gallery of production photos, and the film's original trailer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide