Already watching space rangers tom corbit on tv this was a chance to see real 1950 science. Released in 1950, it wasnt until 1969 that the usa landed men on the moon, but heinliens predictions about how space travel would look like were remarkably accurate. Released june 27th, 1950, destination moon stars john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. An early american spacecraft makes a landing on the lunar surface. As a former engineer, heinlien was interested in scientific realism, and he cowrote the script for this film which was based on one of his early novels. Destination moon 1950 bluray movie discussion, expert. The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film, independently made by george pal, directed by irving pichel, that stars john archer, warner anderson.
Destination moon dimension x sci fi old time radio. Destination moon 1950 stream and watch online moviefone. Destination moon is among my favorite films and i saw it in rerelease at a saturday matinee when i was a kid. Scifi action 1950 92 minutes color a private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the russians get there. The american astronauts fly there, establish a base, but are not certain they have. Find out when and where you can watch destination moon on tv with the full listings schedule at. The story is adapted from the george pal movie of the same name. A surprisingly prophetic depiction of space travel that won an oscar for best special effects, destination moon traces the flight of four astronauts warner anderson, john archer, tom. Scifi action 1950 92 minutes color a private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the russians get there first.
Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film, independently produced by george pal and directed by irving pichel, that stars john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, and dick wesson. Read the full synopsis of destination moon, 1950, directed by irving pichel, with john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, at turner classic movies. Destination moon 1950 a team composed of an aerospace scientist warner anderson, an exair force general tom powers and an industrialist john archer conceive an ambitious plan to. Destination moon movie tv listings and schedule tv guide.
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