Destination Moon (1950)

"Two years in the making!"Movie
Audience Score
59
Destination Moon
StarringJohn ArcherWarner AndersonTom Powers
DirectorIrving Pichel
NR 1 hr 31 minJun 27th, 1950Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 27th, 1950
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 29th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$592,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$5,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:George Pal Productions
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