Moon Zero Two – 1969

A Hammer Film production released through Warner-Pathe Distributors Limited (UK) and Warner-Seven Arts (USA) Copyright MCMLXIX Hammer Film Productions Limited – All rights reserved
MPAA Approved Certificate

The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character, or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional.

RCA Sound System
Made at The Elstree Studios of Associated British Productions Ltd, England
Technicolor 100 mins

Storyline

The year is 2021 and the moon is being colonised, attracting a diverse collection of strange characters, including the villainous J.J. Hubbard and satellite salvage operator Bill Kemp. When Hubbard hears of an asteroid made of pure sapphire which will shortly be at its closest point to the moon, he hires Kemp to ‘capture’ it and bring it down on the dark side…..

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Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Art Director	Scott MacGregor	55	22 Oct 1914		1971	56	14	1	15
Assistant.	Colin Chilvers	24	1 Jan 1945	01.01.1945		78	1		1
Assistant.	Peter Dawson	34	1 Mar 1935	01.03.1935		88	1		1
Ast. Art Director	John Lageu	35	1934		1995	60	1		1
Ast. Director	Jack Martin	70	15 Mar 1899	15.03.1899			3		3
Camera Operator	John Winbolt	46	14 Dec 1922		8 Jan 1992	69	2		2
Casting	Susan Whatmough	25	1 Jun 1944	01.06.1944		79	1		1
Construction Manager	Arthur Banks						18	29	47
Continuity	Josie Fulford						1		1
Costume Designer	Carl Toms	42	29 May 1927		4 Aug 1999	72	7		7
Director	Roy Ward Baker	52	19 Dec 1916		5 Oct 2010	93	8		8
Director of Photog.	Paul Beeson BSc	47	16 Nov 1921		19 Jul 2001	79	3		3
Dubbing Editor	Len Abbott						4	1	5
Editor	Spencer Reeve	45	10 Dec 1923		15 Dec 1975	52	8	2	10
Hairdresser	Ivy Emmerton						7		7
Make-up	Ernest Taylor	56	31 Jan 1913		Apr 1987	74	8		8
Music	Don Ellis	35	25 Jul 1934		17 Dec 1978	44	1		1
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	62	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Original Story	Gavin Lyall	37	9 May 1932		18 Jan 2003	70	1		1
Original Story	Frank Hardman						1		1
Original Story	Martin Davison						1		1
Producer	Michael Carreras	41	21 Dec 1927		19 Apr 1994	66	82	3	85
Production Manager	Hugh Harlow	30	17 Jun 1939	17.06.1939		84	3	28	31
Recording Supervisor	A.W. Lumkin	56	1 Feb 1913		25 Oct 1985	72	30		30
Screenplay	Michael Carreras	41	21 Dec 1927		19 Apr 1994	66	82	3	85
Sound Editor	Roy Hyde	49	15 Feb 1920		28 Jun 1985	65	30	1	31
Sound Mixer	Claude Hitchcock	50	8 Nov 1918		4 Oct 2010	91	14	4	18
Special Effects	Les Bowie	55	10 Nov 1913		27 Jan 1979	65	32	11	43
Special Effects Photog.	Kit West	33	2 Jun 1936		16 Apr 2016	79	1	6	7
Special Effects Photog.	Nick Allder	26	23 Feb 1943	23.02.1943		80	1	1	2
Stunt Advisor	Bill Weston	28	29 May 1941		25 Mar 2012	70	1	1	2
Title song sung	Julie Driscoll	22	8 Jun 1947	08.06.1947		76	1		1
Wardrobe	Larry Stewart						3		3
Uncredited
Animator	Jack Stokes	49	2 Apr 1920		20 Mar 2013	92		1	1
Clapper Loader	Mike Brewster	22	21 Mar 1947	21.03.1947		76		2	2
Model Maker	Andrew Kelly							1	1
Special Effects	Pat Moore							1	1
Special Effects Ast.	Neil Swan				Jul 2009			1	1
Special Effects Ast.	Wally Veevers	52	1 Apr 1917		14 Feb 1983	65		1	1
Special Effects Ast.	Terry Schubert	31	1938	01.01.1938		85		6	6
Special Effects Ast.	Brian Johnson	30	29 Jun 1939	29.06.1939		84	3	7	10
Special Effects Ast.	Mike Tilley							1	1

End Credit:- “With the permission of John Waddington Limited, the game Moonopoly is based upon the property trading game marketed by them under their registered trade name, “Monopoly”

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
2nd Officer	Thomas Kempinski	31	24 Mar 1938	24.03.1938		85	1		1
Barman	Sam Kydd	54	15 Feb 1915		26 Mar 1982	67	7		7
Bill Kemp	James Olson	39	8 Oct 1930		17 Apr 2022	91	2		2
Boutique Attendant	Chrissie Shrimpton	24	15 Jul 1945	15.07.1945		77	1		1
Clementine Taplin	Catherina Von Schell	25	17 Jul 1944	17.07.1944		78	1		1
Female Hotel Clerk	Claire Shenstone	21	1 Jan 1948	01.01.1948		75	1		1
First Card Player	Michael Ripper	56	27 Jan 1913		28 Jun 2000	87	34	2	36
Harry	Bernard Bresslaw	35	25 Feb 1934		11 Jun 1993	59	4	2	6
Hostess	Carol Cleveland	27	13 Jan 1942	13.01.1942		81	2		2
Hubbard's Girlfriend	Amber Dean-Smith						1		1
Hubbard's Girlfriend	Simone Silvera						1		1
Immigration Officer	Lew Luton	36	22 Jun 1933		Mar 2018	84	1		1
J.J. Hubbard	Warren Mitchell	43	14 Jan 1926		14 Nov 2015	89	4	1	5
Junior Customs Officer	Keith Bonnard						1		1
Karminski	Ori Levy	37	30 Oct 1931	30.10.1931		91	1		1
Liz Murphy	Adrienne Corri	37	13 Nov 1931		13 Mar 2016	84	4		4
Second Card Player	Robert Tayman	27	6 Jun 1942		Dec 2022	80	2		2
Senior Customs Officer	Leo Britt	61	27 Mar 1908		1979	70	1		1
Smith	Joby Blanshard	49	7 Nov 1919		26 Nov 1992	73	2		2
Space Captain	Neil McCallum	40	20 May 1929		26 Apr 1976	46	2		2
Whitsun	Dudley Foster	45	7 Aug 1924		8 Jan 1973	48	2		2
Workman	Roy Evans	39	10 Jan 1930	10.01.1930		93	3		3
Uncredited
Green Killer	Bill Weston	28	29 May 1941		25 Mar 2012	70	1	1	2
Member of The Gogos	Sally Graham	22	1947	01.01.1947		76		1	1
Member of The Gogos	Brenda Krippen							1	1
Member of The Gogos	Irene Gorst							1	1
Member of The Gogos	Jane Cunningham							1	1
Member of The Gogos	Michelle Barry							1	1
Member of The Gogos	Sue Baumann							1	1
Hotel Employee	Robert Lee	56	1913		1 Dec 1986	73	1	2	3
Little Man	Freddie Earlle	45	24 May 1924		7 Jul 2007	83		1	1
Mercer	Athol Coats	51	1918		1974	56		1	1
Red Killer	Martin Grace	27	12 Sep 1942		27 Jan 2010	67		1	1
Yellow Killer	Tim Condron	43	22 Oct 1926		19 Jul 2006	79	1	2	3

Production


FILMING BEGAN	13 March 1968
UK RELEASE	26 October 1969
STUDIO	Elstree Studios of Associated British Picture Corporation, Hertfordshire, England

Footnotes

Billed as the first ‘space western’ and following hot on the heels of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001:A Space Odyssey” (1968), this film was an instant box-office flop. It also contains what must be a strong contender for the worst title song of all time.

James Olson also starred in Hammer’s “Crescendo” (1969).

Character actor Warren Mitchell has his biggest role for Hammer here, having appeared in “Hell is a City” (1959) and “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961). His best-loved work is of course as loud-mouthed bigot Alf Garnett in Johnny Speight’s BBC TV comedy series “Till Death Us Do Part” and “In Sickness and Health”.

Catherina Von Schell (or, if you prefer, Catherine Schell) also appeared in the later Gerry Anderson series “Space 1999”, which bears a remarkable resemblance to this production. Her other films include the James Bond movie “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969) and “The Return of the Pink Panther”.

Robert Tayman, who has a small part in this film, also appeared in Hammer’s “Vampire Circus” (1971), playing the vampire Count Mitterhaus.

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection