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Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
5.5 / 10• 1967• 1h 59m•NR• English
ComedyAdventureFantasy
Storyline
Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts...
Cast & Crew
Burl Ives
Phineas T. Barnum
Lead
Troy Donahue
Gaylord Sullivan
Gert Fröbe
Professor Siegfried von Bulow
Hermione Gingold
Angelica
Lionel Jeffries
Sir Charles Dillworthy
Dennis Price
The Duke of Barset
Daliah Lavi
Madelaine
Stratford Johns
Warrant Officer
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Don Sharp's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
