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Destination Moon
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5.9A 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.
Released: 1950-06-2791 minDir: Irving PichelScience Fiction, Adventure, DramaBudget: $592,000Box office: $5.0M
Cast
- John Archer as Jim Barnes
- Warner Anderson as Dr. Charles Cargraves
- Tom Powers as General Thayer
- Dick Wesson as Joe Sweeney
- Erin O'Brien-Moore as Emily Cargraves
- Steve Carruthers as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Themes
- spacecraft
- moon
- based on novel or book
- cold war
- cartoon
- space travel
- moon landing
- space
- scientist
- zero gravity
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
4,805 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1950
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total
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