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Man and the Moon

Man and the Moon

19550h 53m

Overview

The moon is the subject here. Man's fascination with the moon (via animation) is presented, as is the moon's usage in popular culture (from Shakespeare to nursery rhymes to popular songs). Also, superstitions and suppositions associated with the moon is presented. Then scientific research on the moon is shown, followed by plans for (and then a simulation of) an actual trip around the moon.

Directed by Ward Kimball
Written by William Bosche, Ward Kimball, John W. Dunn
Produced by Ward Kimball
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Top Cast

Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun

Self

Frank Gerstle

Frank Gerstle

Rocket Ship Crew

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Richard Emory

Rocket Ship Crew

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Frank Connor

Rocket Ship Crew

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Leo Needham

Rocket Ship Crew

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self - Host (uncredited)

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Ward Kimball

Self (uncredited)

D

Dick Tufeld

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

space travelrocketryspaceshipman in the moon

About Man and the Moon

Man and the Moon is a documentary, tv movie, animation film released in 1955 exploring themes of space travel, rocketry, spaceship, man in the moon. Directed by Ward Kimball, it stars Wernher von Braun, Frank Gerstle, Richard Emory. The moon is the subject here. Man's fascination with the moon (via animation) is presented, as is the moon's usage in popular culture (from Shakespeare to nursery rhymes to popular songs). Also, superstitions and suppositions associated with the moon is presented. Then scientific research on the moon is shown, followed by plans for (and then a simulation of) an actual trip around the moon.

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