Rent Rocket to the Moon (1967)
2.8 of 5 from 67 ratings
1h 41min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Inspired by the writings of Jules Verne, this hugely entertaining comedy boasts an all-star cast headed by Burl Ives, Terry-Thomas, Lionel Jeffries and Gert Frobe. In 1875, showman extraordinaire Phineas T Barnum (Ives) flees his native America ahead of a hoard of clamouring creditors to set up shop in unsuspecting England. He immediately decides to form a syndicate, headed by the wealthy, but somewhat stupid Lord Barset (Dennis Price), to finance the first flight to the moon. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies, and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts
- Actors:
- Burl Ives, Jimmy Clitheroe, Terry-Thomas, Graham Stark, Gert Fröbe, Lionel Jeffries, Dennis Price, Troy Donahue, Daliah Lavi, Edward de Souza, Hermione Gingold, Judy Cornwell, Renate von Holt, Joachim Teege, Stratford Johns, Derek Francis, Anthony Woodruff, Hugh Walters, Allan Cuthbertson, Donald Bisset
- Directors:
- Don Sharp
- Producers:
- Harry Alan Towers
- Narrated By:
- Maurice Denham
- Writers:
- Harry Alan Towers, Jules Verne, Dave Freeman
- Aka:
- Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon / Those Fantastic Flying Fools
- Studio:
- Momentum
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Giant Leap for Mankind: A History of Astronaut Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/04/2021
- Run Time:
- 119 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New Interview with Journalist and Film Historian Matthew Sweet
- New Interview with Journalist and Film Critic Kim Newman
- On the set of Rocket to the Moon - Silent footage from British Pathc
