
Quick Facts
DirectorIrving Pichel
Runtime1h 31m · 12
GenresAdventure · Drama · Science-fiction
Release1950-06-27
Film
Destination Moon
1950· 12· 1h 31m· Adventure· Drama· Science-fiction
“Two years in the making!”
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.
1950-06-27
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorIrving Pichel
ScreenplayAlford Van Ronkel
ProducerGeorge Pal
Director of PhotographyLionel Lindon
Original Music ComposerLeith Stevens
EditorDuke Goldstone
Full cast & crew (17 cast · 11 crew)
Details
Released1950-06-27
Runtime1h 31m · 12
StatusReleased
StudiosGeorge Pal Productions
Budget$592,000
Box office$5M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.9/10 · 99 votes
Original languageen
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