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59% Critic Match
Destination Moon
“Two years in the making!”
5.9 / 10• 1950• 1h 31m•NR• English
Science FictionAdventureDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Archer
Jim Barnes
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Irving Pichel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Destination Moon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
