The Moon and the Sledgehammer

6.9 / 10

(8 votes)

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.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

65 minutes

Year:

1971

Director:

Philip Trevelyan

Cast:
Mr. Page

Himself

Jim Page

Himself

Peter Page

Himself

Kathy Page

Herself

Nancy Page

Herself

Crew:
Philip Trevelyan

Director

James Vaughan

Producer

Barrie Vince

Editor

Paul Robinson

Sound Recordist

Tony Anscombe

Mixing Engineer