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First on the Moon poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.1 / 100
2005·Mystery / Sci-Fi / Science Fiction·1h 15m

FIRST ON THE MOON

“We are the first. USSR.”

In spring 1938 in the mountains in the north of Chile a fiery UFO, later named "Chilean Sphere ", fell down. The investigation of this episode, made by a film crew, has led to a sensational discovery. It appeared that before the Second World War (in the thirties) in the USSR a secret space program had been developed. The Soviet scientists and military authorities managed to launch the first spacecraft 23 years prior to Jury Gagarin's flight! "The First on the Moon" tells about everyday life, heroic deeds and tragedy of the first group of the Soviet cosmonauts. It is the first Russian film shot in a very rare genre 'mockumentary' or 'documentary fiction'.

Above the Line
Aleksey Fedorchenko·DirectorAleksandr Gonorovsky·WriterRamil Yamaleyev·WriterAnatoly Lesnikov·Director of PhotographySergey Sidelnikov·MusicLyudmila Zalozhneva·Editor
Cast
Aleksey Anisimov·Operator of People's Commissariat of Internal AffairsViktoriya Ilyinskaya·Nadezhda SvetlayaViktor Kotov·Mikhail RoshchinYuri Yershov·член медкомиссииAnatoli OtradnovIgor SannikovSergey YarmolyukAnton EskinMaksim AfanasevAndrey Osipov
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 2
Alexey Fedorchenko·DirectorLeonid Chistov·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Aleksandr Gonorovsky·WriterRamil Yamaleyev·Writer
Camera· 2
Anatoly Lesnikov·Director of PhotographyVyacheslav Petukhov·Additional Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Lyudmila Zalozhneva·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Sergey Sidelnikov·MusicMargarita Tomilova·Sound Director
Art & Design· 2
Olga Gusak·Costume DesignLarisa Kozlova·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Mikhail Churbanov·ProducerDmitry Vorobyov·Producer
By the Numbers
61.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind First on the Moon's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#29374B
#A9B9D1
Mood
Mysterious, Isolated
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a close-up of an astronaut in a bulky spacesuit and helmet, set against a dark, almost black background. The astronaut's helmet has a ”

sci-fimystery
Key Elements
AstronautSpacesuitHelmet
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Space
Design Score
7/10
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