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Destination Moon

Destination Moon

Two years in the making!

19505.91h 31m

Overview

A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named "Luna" that contains a cargo of four astronauts. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the moon's gravitational pull may put the astronauts' lives in danger.

Directed by Irving Pichel
Written by Robert A. Heinlein, Alford Van Ronkel, James O'Hanlon
Produced by George Pal
Box OfficeBudget: $592KRevenue: $5.0M

Top Cast

John Archer

John Archer

Jim Barnes

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Dr. Charles Cargraves

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

General Thayer

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

Joe Sweeney

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Emily Cargraves

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Factory Worker (uncredited)

J

Jack Gargan

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Everett Glass

Mr. La Porte (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

spacecraftmoonbased on novel or bookcold warcartoonspace travelmoon landingspacescientistzero gravity

About Destination Moon

Destination Moon is a science fiction, adventure, drama film released in 1950 exploring themes of spacecraft, moon, based on novel or book, cold war, cartoon, space travel. Directed by Irving Pichel, it stars John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers. A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named "Luna" that contains a cargo of four astronauts. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the moon's gravitational pull may put the astronauts' lives in danger.

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