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The Dark Star Scout Ship – Dark Star (1974) If you’re a late Victorian gentleman dabbling in a bit of space travel, why not do it in style?

A kind of diving bell studded with railway buffers, Cavor’s ship is positively luxurious inside, with wood panels and button-back, upholstered walls to prevent bruised knees and elbows. The adorably quaint 1964 film adaptation, co-written by Nigel “ Quatermass” Kneale and directed by Nathan H Juran, remains surprisingly faithful to the book – right down to Cavor’s craft, which takes its spherical design from the illustrations in the novel’s UK and US first editions. Bedford off to the Moon for a rip-roaring adventure. Cavor cobble together a spaceship in the Kent countryside, which whisks he and the more pragmatic Mr. HG Wells’ 1901 sci-fi fantasy sees the scatterbrained Mr. It’s a simple yet effective design, and the shot above is among the most striking in 50s sci-fi cinema.Ĭavor’s Ship – The First Men in the Moon (1964)

In one glorious shot, Arnold reveals his extraordinary vehicle: a gigantic semi-translucent polyhedron. In the film’s second half, our suspicions are confirmed that what everyone initially thought was a crashed meteor is, in fact, an alien spaceship. The Alien Craft – It Came From Outer Space (1953)Īt a time when most sci-fi movies were content to have their aliens riding around in flying saucers, Jack Arnold’s It Came from Outer Space went completely against the grain.