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A team composed of an aerospace scientist (Warner Anderson), an ex-Air Force general (Tom Powers) and an industrialist (John Archer) conceive 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.
  • Genre:
    sci fi
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Irving Pichel
  • Producer:
    George Pal
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Production Co:
    George Pal Productions
  • Sound Mix:
    Mono
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.37:1)

Cast & Crew

John Archer
Jim Barnes
Warner Anderson
Dr. Charles Cargraves
Tom Powers
General Thayer
Dick Wesson
Joe Sweeney
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Emily Cargraves
Ted Warde
Brown (uncredited)
Irving Pichel
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Robert A. Heinlein
Writer (Novel)
Robert A. Heinlein
Writer (Screenplay)
Alford Van Ronkel
Writer (Screenplay)
James O'Hanlon
Writer (Screenplay)
George Pal
Producer
Leith Stevens
Original Music
Lionel Lindon
Cinematographer
Duke Goldstone
Film Editor
Ernst Fegté
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