A 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.
Title | Destination Moon |
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Year | 1950 |
Genre | Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | George Pal Productions |
Cast | John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick Wesson, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Steve Carruthers |
Crew | Robert A. Heinlein (Screenplay), Alford Van Ronkel (Screenplay), Irving Pichel (Director), George Pal (Producer), James O'Hanlon (Screenplay), Duke Goldstone (Editor) |
Keyword | spacecraft, moon, based on novel or book, cold war, cartoon, space travel, moon landing, space, scientist, rocket ship, zero gravity |
Release | Jun 27, 1950 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.80 / 10 by 82 users |
Popularity | 12 |
Budget | 592,000 |
Revenue | 5,000,000 |
Language | English |