Destination Moon

Destination Moon

27/6/1950 1h 31m 5.9/10

Overview

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.

Director

Irving Pichel

Top Billed Cast

John Archer

John Archer

Jim Barnes

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

Joe Sweeney

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Emily Cargraves

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Dr. Charles Cargraves

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

General Thayer

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