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The First Men in the Moon is a British film of genre Science fiction directed by Bruce Gordon with Bruce Gordon
The First Men in the Moon (1919)
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Add to a movie listOriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Sur la Lune, Films based on science fiction novels, Space opera, Sur la Lune
Rating65%
The First Men in the Moon (1919) is a black-and-white silent film, directed by Bruce Gordon and J. L. V. Leigh. The film is based on H. G. Wells' science fiction novel The First Men in the Moon (1901). There have since been many other adaptations of the original story on the big screen, radio and video.
As of August 2010, the film is not held in the BFI National Archive and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" list of lost films. Some stills from the production and a plot synopsis exist.
Synopsis
The synopsis from The Bioscope trade paper of 5 June 1919 reads as follows:Actors
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