The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics destination moon was the first major u. Directed by irving pichel, walter lantz, dick lundy. Destination moon 1950 dvdrip movies, dvdrip add comments after their latest rocket fails, dr. Rent destination moon 1950 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Destination moon 1950 bluray movie discussion, expert. Heinlein and james ohanlon from a novel by heinlein 1950 usa george pal productions first viewingamazon instant. Destination moon is a scientific love letter to space exploration or in this case, the dream of reaching the moon in a time where reaching for the stars was the ultimate goal. There are no crazy aliens, giant bugs, space vampires etc, to be found in this film.
The novelette, like the film, spotlights private industry as the sponsor of the moon trip. The program is interrupted after eighteen minutes for a news bulletin announcing that north korea has declared war on and has invaded south korea. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer full movie. He would go on to produce some of the best scifi films of the decade including when worlds collide 1951, war of the worlds 1953 and the time machine 1960. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film. Already watching space rangers tom corbit on tv this was a chance to see real 1950 science.
Destination moon 1950 irving pichel, john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, adventure, drama, scifi. Destination moon dimension x sci fi old time radio. Destination moon 1950 stream and watch online moviefone. The american astronauts fly there, establish a base, but are not certain they have. Being hailed the 2001, space odyssey of its time, it attempts to portray a realism trip to the moon. Destination moon is a classic 50s science fiction movie.
Vinyl lp, 10 leith stevens destination moon 1950, vinyl discogs. With john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson. Leith stevens destination moon 1950, vinyl discogs. Thayer approaches jim barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. Destination moon 1950 flickers in timeflickers in time. Destination moon 1950 posted on july 14, 2015 by bea. The story begins with doctor robert corley, rear admiral red bowles, and jim barnes contemplating the success of their project to build a. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film, independently produced by george pal and directed by irving pichel, that stars john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, and dick wesson. For kids in the 1950s this was an inspirational and exciting story, even though we had no idea as to its accuracy. Other articles where destination moon is discussed. Trailer for the pioneering sciencefiction classic, destination moon 1950, starring john archer, warner anderson, tom powers and dick wesson.
Simply one of the greatest outer space scores, these original soundtrack recordings have never been released on cd. He was a leading hollywood proponent of science fiction and fantasy special effects in the late 1940s through the mid 1960s. Even so, that had an engaging story even if it was halfinched from shakespeare whereas destination moon has no other purpose than we need to get to the moon before the russians. Released june 27th, 1950, destination moon stars john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Directed by 2 writing credits 4 cast 17 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 1 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1. Objectif lune is the sixteenth of the adventures of tintin, the series of comic albums written and illustrated by. Destination moon is among my favorite films and i saw it in rerelease at a saturday matinee when i was a kid.
Music from moon appeared on a 7 columbia lp and a storybook lp, and the major cues were rerecorded for a stereo lp in 1958 by omega records which itself was bootlegged in seventies, and later reissued legitimately by varese on lp, and later citadel on cd. Unlike most 50s scifi movies, there are no bugeyed monsters here the biggest danger the crew face is equipment failure, preempting the. His production of destination moon was released in 1950, years before spaceflight actually began. By todays standards destination moon 1951 appears a bit antiquated in this very fashion. Technically excellent with a great score by leith stevens. Phil hardy calls destination moon 1950 a sober celebration of mans imminent conquest of space that dominated the decade. See more ideas about retro futurism, science fiction and classic sci fi. First up is george pals technicolor hit from 1950 destination moon, which is generally considered the first film of the 1950s wave of science fiction. Destination moon dimension x sci fi old time radio downloads. My only disappointment is that this film hasnt received the fully restored bluray release that it deserves.
Read the full synopsis of destination moon, 1950, directed by irving pichel, with john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, at turner classic movies. The 1950s were truly the golden era of the science fiction film, and the importance of destination moon in that context cannot be overestimated. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer. Destination moon is the first complete release of leith stevens classic 1950 soundtrack. Destination moon is a novella by science fiction author robert a. The story is adapted from the george pal movie of the same name. This film, despite its era is more focused on the science than the fiction. Destination moon 1950 irving pichel, john archer, warner. Rent destination moon 1950 starring john archer and warner anderson on dvd and bluray. Destination moon 1950 was featured in c o l o r by technicolor. Charles cargraves and retired general thayer have to start over again. Assorted difficulties occur and must be overcome inflight.
Produced by the legendary george pal and directed by irving pichel, this movie imagines the first moon landing, circa 1950, and frankly, it gets much right in terms of the science involved in a rocket launch and the nature of the moon. Destination moon directed by irving pichel written by alford van ronkel, robert a. Destination moon was only his second feature film that he produced, but it inevitable bears his signature elements of humanity, wonder, and hope. If these days it is a struggle to appreciate the film as it deserves to be appreciated, that in itself is a strange kind of compliment. Viewing it now as an adult is a sudden return to childhood, with the added appreciation. Heinlein, first published in the september 1950 issue of short stories magazine. Scifi action 1950 92 minutes color a private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the russians get there first.
Destination moon 1950 and you call yourself a scientist. The spectacular score totals over 56 minutes, a halfhour more than was released on teninch album over 60 years ago. Destination moon 1950 is a landmark science fiction space travel movie, and should be seen by all interested in this genre, and by all interested in high water mark quality cinema movies remarkable for. One of the first science fiction films to attempt a high level of accurate technical detail tells the story of the first trip to the moon. Most science fiction films were as clunky as this in the 1950s, even forbidden planet.
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