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Destination Moon
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Destination Moon is a 1950 American science fiction film directed by Irving Pichel and produced by George Pal. The screenplay was written by Robert A. Heinlein, based on his novel Rocket Ship Galileo. The cast includes John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, and Dick Wesson. Leith Stevens composed the music, while Lionel Lindon served as director of photography. The narrative is set on the Moon.
The film was distributed by Eagle-Lion Films and Netflix in video on demand format. It has a runtime of 91 or 92 minutes and was released on June 27, 1950. Production costs are listed as 600,000 or 592,000, with a box office revenue of 5,000,000. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.3 and a review score of 67%. The film won one Oscar, with three wins and two nominations total.
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Film · TMDB
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.
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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Rocket Ship Galileo
- Director
- Irving Pichel
- Screenwriter
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Cast member
- Grace Stafford
- Composer
- Leith Stevens
- Producer
- George Pal
- Production company
- Eagle-Lion Films
- Cinematographer
- Lionel Lindon
- Narrative location
- Moon
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 872083
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- DestinationMoonFawcett2.png
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- publication date
- 1950-06-27
- title
- Destination Moon
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 5000000
- capital cost
- 600000
- Commons category
- Destination Moon
- review score
- 67%
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