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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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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 872083
- Image
- DestinationMoonFawcett2.png
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- publication date
- 1950-06-27
- title
- Destination Moon
- box office
- 5000000
- capital cost
- 600000
- Commons category
- Destination Moon
- review score
- 67%
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Categories
1950 American films1950 English-language films1950 films1950 independent films1950 science fiction filmsAmerican films with live action and animationAmerican science fiction adventure filmsAmerican space adventure filmsEagle-Lion Films filmsEnglish-language science fiction filmsFilms about astronautsFilms adapted into comicsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on science fiction novelsFilms based on works by Robert A. HeinleinFilms directed by Irving PichelFilms produced by George PalFilms scored by Leith StevensFilms set in outer spaceFilms set on the MoonFilms that won the Best Visual Effects Academy AwardFilms with screenplays by Robert A. HeinleinHard science fiction filmsHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation–winning works