
Film
The Moon and the Sledgehammer
1971· 1h 5m· Documentary
The Page family lives without electricity or running water deep in the Sussex woods. Amidst ever-growing modernity and industrialization, the family carries out chores, hunts pheasants, builds steam engines, and postulates on man's trip to the moon. They demonstrate fine lateral thinking and, through their particular delivery, display fears and concerns about pollution, intensive farming, mechanization, and self-fulfillment during a time of technological advancement.
1971-08-22
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorPhilip Trevelyan
ProducerJames Vaughan
Director of PhotographyRichard Stanley
EditorBarrie Vince
Full cast & crew (5 cast · 9 crew)
Details
Released1971-08-22
Runtime1h 5m
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating7.1/10 · 9 votes
Original languageen
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