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Rocketship X-M
“The screen's first story of man's conquest of space!”
4.9 / 10• 1950• 1h 17m•NR• English
Science FictionAdventure
Storyline
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on Rocketship X-M or "Rocketship eXploration Moon". A spacecraft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on Mars. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. The scientists determined that an atomic war destroyed most of the Martians. Those that survived reverted to a caveman like existence.
Cast & Crew
Lloyd Bridges
Colonel Floyd Graham
Lead
Osa Massen
Dr. Lisa Van Horn
John Emery
Dr. Karl Eckstrom
Noah Beery Jr.
Major William Corrigan
Hugh O'Brian
Harry Chamberlain
Morris Ankrum
Dr. Ralph Fleming
Patrick Aherne
Reporter #1
Sherry Moreland
Martian girl
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kurt Neumann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rocketship X-M is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
