TMDb Rating
5.9/10
93 verified votes
Destination Moon (1950)
Science FictionAdventureDrama
91 min
"Two years in the making!"
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
Science FictionAdventureDramaIrving PichelJohn ArcherWarner Anderson1950
Director
Irving Pichel
Top Cast
John ArcherWarner AndersonTom PowersDick WessonErin O'Brien-Moore
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