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Release Date: 1950-06-27
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TMDB Rating: 5.9/10 from 106 votes on TMDB
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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.
Tagline:Two years in the making!
Genres: Science Fiction|
Adventure|
Drama|
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Release Date: 1950-06-27
Movie Revenue: $5000000
Movie Runtime: 91
Language: English
Destination Moon Box Office Collection: $592000
Destination Moon was released on 27 June 1950. It is a Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama film with a running time of 91 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Filmoria's movie database includes Destination Moon alongside hundreds of other Science Fiction titles, each updated with UK release and streaming details.
Filmoria's Take: Audience reaction has been mixed so far. It has had time to find its audience by now. Fits naturally alongside the other Science Fiction titles on Filmoria.
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Post-war science fiction like this is oddly optimistic. In this case, it is also foolhardingly patriotical, capitalistic, and extremely cynical. It's almost as if you're watching the film version of Jules Verne's work about traveling to the moon, considering how little time is spent actually working out how to get to the moon and instead delving into how to rip a set apart in order to strip weight from a rocket. The characters are weird and feel very much at home in a story like this, whereas in reality, they would never have gotten into this situation. It's a strangely comforting movie because of its optimism, but infuriating because of everything else. The production value is fantastic given the time and the effects with stop motion astronauts whenever there is a wide shot is great. Note that some of the shots of space helmets have glass in them and some do not. I'm guessing they weren't very comfortable for the actors to wear on set.
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