Ratings

TMDB Rating 5.8
IMDB Rating 6.4
RottenTomatoes Rating 60%

Financials

Revenue: $5,000,000

Budget: $592,000

Profit: + $4,408,000


Movie Details

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Status: Released

Average Rating: 6

Release Date: Jun 27, 1950

Rating: 1950-06-27

Run Time: 1h 31m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: George Pal Productions


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

John Archer

John Archer

Jim Barnes

Age : 84 | Popularity : 24%

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Dr. Charles Cargraves

Age : 65 | Popularity : 20%

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

General Thayer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 24%

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

Joe Sweeney

Age : 73 | Popularity : 15%

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Emily Cargraves

Age : N/A | Popularity : 27%

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Jack Gargan

Jack Gargan

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 30%


Crew

Department Role Name
Writing Screenplay
Alford Van Ronkel
Alford Van Ronkel
James O'Hanlon
James O'Hanlon
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Directing Director
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Production Producer
George Pal
George Pal
Art Production Design
Ernst Fegté
Ernst Fegté
Set Decoration
George Sawley
George Sawley
Camera Director of Photography
Lionel Lindon
Lionel Lindon
Editing Editor
Duke Goldstone
Duke Goldstone
Sound Original Music Composer
Leith Stevens
Leith Stevens
Crew Special Effects
Lee Zavitz
Lee Zavitz
Department Role Name

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