Film

The First Men in the Moon

2010 · 1h 30m · Science Fiction · TV Movie

IMDb

6.1

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.

Rory Kinnear

Bedford

Mark Gatiss

Cavor

Alex Riddell

Jim

Reece Shearsmith

Moon

Lee Ingleby

Chessocks

Peter Forbes

Dad

Steve Pemberton

Sun

Philip Jackson

Voice of Grand Lunar

Julia Deakin

Mrs Fitt

Katherine Jakeways

Mum

Ian Hallard

Voice of Phi-Oo

Richard Rosson

Selenite (uncredited)

• Damon ThomasDirector
• Mark GatissScreenplay
• H. G. WellsNovel
• Graham FrakeDirector of Photography
• Michael PriceOriginal Music Composer
• Liana Del GiudiceEditor

The First Men in the Moon trailer - BBC Four

Release date

October 19, 2010

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Genres

Science Fiction, TV Movie