Destination Moon

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Destination Moon is a pioneering 1950 American science fiction film that realistically depicts a manned mission to the Moon and helped establish the space exploration genre in cinema.

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Destination Moon (1950 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
science fiction film
academyAwardsYear 1951
artDirectionBy Ernst Fegté
authorOfSourceWork Robert A. Heinlein
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
basedOn Rocket Ship Galileo
cinematographyBy Lionel Lindon
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts manned lunar mission
rocket propulsion and spaceflight mechanics
director Irving Pichel
distributor Eagle-Lion Classics
linked to: Orion Classics
filmingTechnique miniature effects
wirework for zero gravity
genre science fiction film
space exploration film
hasPosterArtBy Chesley Bonestell
historicalSignificance helped establish the space exploration genre in cinema
one of the first major American films to focus on realistic space travel
influenced later space exploration films
medium theatrical feature film
musicBy Leigh Harline
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Art Direction – Color
notableFor pioneering depiction of space travel in cinema
realistic depiction of a manned mission to the Moon
originalLanguage English
producer George Pal
productionCompany George Pal Productions
releaseDate 1950-06-27
releaseYear 1950
runtimeMinutes 92
screenwriter James O’Hanlon
linked to: James O'Hanlon

Rip Van Ronkel
Robert A. Heinlein
setting Moon
spacecraft
specialEffectsBy Lee Zavitz
stars Dick Wesson
John Archer
Tom Powers
Warner Anderson
theme Cold War competition in technology
private enterprise in space exploration
technological progress
timePeriodDepicted near future of the early Cold War era
visualStyleInfluencedBy space art of Chesley Bonestell

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George Pal notableWork Destination Moon (1950 film)
linked to: Destination Moon
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John Archer notableWork Destination Moon
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