First Men in the Moon

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Nathan Juran

Writing Credits

Nigel Kneale
(screenplay) &
Jan Read
(screenplay)
H.G. Wells
(original story)

Cast

Edward Judd
Arnold Bedford
Martha Hyer
Kate Callender
Lionel Jeffries
Joseph Cavor
Miles Malleson
Dymchurch Registrar
Norman Bird
Stuart
Gladys Henson
Nursing Home Matron
Hugh McDermott
Richard Challis
Betty McDowall
Margaret Hoy
Paul Carpenter
Reporter from the 'Express'
Erik Chitty
Gibbs
Valentine Dyall
Narrator
Peter Finch
Bailiff's Man
John Forbes-Robertson
First Reporter
Patrick Halpin
Wedding Guest
Laurence Herder
Glushkov
George Hilsdon
Constable
Douglas Ives
Sparks
Sean Kelly
Col. Rice
Marne Maitland
Dr. Tok
Terry Marison
Selenite
Mary Maxfield
Nurse
Gordon Robinson
Sgt. Andrew Martin
Jimmy Scott
Reporter
John Murray Scott
Cosmonaut Nevsky
Huw Thomas
Announcer
Kenneth Watson
Second Reporter
Brook Williams
British Astronaut

Produced by

Ray Harryhausen
associate producer
Charles H. Schneer
producer

Music by

Laurie Johnson

Cinematography by

Wilkie Cooper
(photographed by)

Editing by

Maurice Rootes

Art Direction by

John Blezard

Costume Design by

Olga Lehmann
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Hilda Fox
hairdresser (uncredited)
Colin Garde
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Ted Wallis
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

George Pollard
assistant director
John Danischewsky
second assistant director (uncredited)
Michael Luckwell
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Ken Barley
apprentice plasterer (uncredited)
Tony Curtis
draughtsman (uncredited)
Colin Grimes
assistant art director (uncredited)
Bill Holmes
assistant art director (uncredited)
Basil Mannin
scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Buster Ambler
sound recordist
Red Law
sound recordist
Alfred Cox
sound editor (uncredited)
Peter Dukelow
boom operator (uncredited)
Gordon K. McCallum
sound re-recording mixer: stereo version (uncredited)
Otto Snel
sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Les Bowie
technical staff
Kit West
technical staff
Brian Johnson
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Terry Schubert
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Ian Scoones
special effects (uncredited)
Ernie Sullivan
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Ray Harryhausen
creator of special visual effects
Bob Cuff
matte painter (uncredited)
Peter Melrose
matte artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Harry Gillam
camera operator
Ray Andrew
clapper loader (uncredited)
Norman Hargood
still photographer (uncredited)
Frankie McGovern
grip (uncredited)
David Osborne
focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Roy Ponting
wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Bridget Sellers
wardrobe (uncredited)
May Walding
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Nicholas Napier-Bell
second assistant editor (uncredited)
Mike Round
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Kerry O'Quinn
soundtrack album producer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Eileen Head
continuity

Additional Crew

Arthur Garrett
technical advisor (as Arthur Garratt)
Sam Suliman
title designer
Vivienne Eden
production secretary (uncredited)
Pamela Gadd
producer's secretary (uncredited)
Derrick Robbins
publicist (uncredited)
Arthur Tarry
production accountant (uncredited)
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