Destination Moon

Destination Moon

Release date : June 27, 1950
Runtime : 1h 31m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Irving Pichel /
Production companies : George Pal Productions /
Budget : $592,000.00
Revenue : $5,000,000.00
June 27, 1950 1h 31m United States of America Science Fiction English More
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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.
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John Archer
Jim Barnes
Warner Anderson
Dr. Charles Cargraves
Tom Powers
General Thayer
Dick Wesson
Joe Sweeney
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Emily Cargraves
Steve Carruthers
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Mr. La Porte (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Knox Manning
Himself (uncredited)
Mike Miller
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Irving Pichel
Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (voice) (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Grace Stafford
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Ted Warde
Brown (uncredited)

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  • title:Destination Moon
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1950
  • Runtime:1h 31m
  • Genres: Science Fiction · Drama · Adventure ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Irving Pichel /
  • Writers: Alford Van Ronkel · Robert A. Heinlein · James O'Hanlon ·
  • Production companies: George Pal Productions ·
  • Budget:$592,000.00
  • Revenue:$5,000,000.00
  • Overview: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.
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