
Destination Moon

Two years in the making!
- 1950
- 1h 31m
- Science Fiction
- Adventure
- Drama
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Special Effects (1951)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Art Direction, Color (1951)
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Box office
Grossed $5M worldwide, about 8.4 times its $592K budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Rocket Ship Galileo
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Setting
Set in Moon
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Music
Music by Leith Stevens
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Lionel Lindon
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert A. HeinleinScreenplay
- Alford Van RonkelScreenplay
- James O'HanlonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 27, 1950
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $592K
- Revenue
- $5M
- Countries
- United States of America
Streaming on
In the United States
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