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Destination Moon (a.k.a. Operation Moon) is a 1950 American Technicolor science fiction film, independently produced by George Pal and directed by Irving Pichel, that stars John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, and Dick Wesson. The film was distributed in the United States and the United Kingdom by Eagle-Lion Classics .
Destination Moon: Directed by Irving Pichel. With John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick Wesson. "Destination Moon", tells the tale of when Doctor Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer approach Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon.
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- Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Irving Pichel
- 1950-08
Good quality scan of Destination Moon, the 1950 George Pal film. It's real science-based, trying to realistically predict how the first moon launch will go, compared with the rollicking action-adventure of Lippon's Rocketship X-M.
- 87 min
- 7.9K
- Zedward
Suddenly, the four moon explorers learn the space ship they need for return to the Earth is too heavily loaded for departure from the moon, and that they need to unload large quantities of equipment and supplies to lighten the ship and make departure possible.
Destination Moon was Eagle Lion Classics' highest-grossing film of 1950. Modern sources cite the film as a milestone in the development of the science fiction genre, noting that it portrayed space travel with unprecedented realism.
- Irving Pichel, Harold Godsoe
- John Archer
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The first manned trip to the moon, happening in the (then) near future, and being funded by a consortium of private backers.
- 91 min
- 480.1K
- Cult Cinema Classics
Dick Wesson. Joe Sweeney. Erin O'Brien-Moore. Emily Cargraves. Watchlist. TRAILER. Watchlist. First Man. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. A team composed of an aerospace scientist...
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- Sci-Fi