The american astronauts fly there, establish a base, but are not certain they have. Heinlein and james ohanlon from a novel by heinlein 1950 usa george pal productions first viewingamazon instant. With john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson. 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. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film. Destination moon 1950 an early stab at a realistic account of a moon mission, george pals film sees a consortium of industrialists financing a rocket launch rather like elon musks current efforts. Technically excellent with a great score by leith stevens. Viewing it now as an adult is a sudden return to childhood, with the added appreciation. Destination moon 1950 flickers in timeflickers in time. Destination moon 1950 bluray movie discussion, expert. Leith stevens destination moon 1950, vinyl discogs. Destination moon is among my favorite films and i saw it in rerelease at a saturday matinee when i was a kid.
Other articles where destination moon is discussed. Destination moon 1950 posted on july 14, 2015 by bea. He was a leading hollywood proponent of science fiction and fantasy special effects in the late 1940s through the mid 1960s. Two years in the making postulates the first manned trip to the moon, happening in the then near future, and being funded by a consortium of private backers. Charles cargraves and retired general thayer have to start over again. Destination moon 1950 irving pichel, john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, adventure, drama, scifi june 24, 2018 after their latest rocket fails, dr.
This film, despite its era is more focused on the science than the fiction. Already watching space rangers tom corbit on tv this was a chance to see real 1950 science. Unlike most 50s scifi movies, there are no bugeyed monsters here the biggest danger the crew face is equipment failure, preempting the. Most science fiction films were as clunky as this in the 1950s, even forbidden planet. Being hailed the 2001, space odyssey of its time, it attempts to portray a realism trip to the moon. Destination moon 1950 a team composed of an aerospace scientist warner anderson, an exair force general tom powers and an industrialist john archer conceive an ambitious plan to land. 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.
Phil hardy calls destination moon 1950 a sober celebration of mans imminent conquest of space that dominated the decade. Destination moon is a classic 50s science fiction movie. Destination moon is the first complete release of leith stevens classic 1950 soundtrack. Directed by irving pichel, walter lantz, dick lundy. Read the full synopsis of destination moon, 1950, directed by irving pichel, with john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, at turner classic movies. 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. See more ideas about retro futurism, science fiction and classic sci fi. For kids in the 1950s this was an inspirational and exciting story, even though we had no idea as to its accuracy. The story begins with doctor robert corley, rear admiral red bowles, and jim barnes contemplating the success of their project to build a.
My only disappointment is that this film hasnt received the fully restored bluray release that it deserves. Objectif lune is the sixteenth of the adventures of tintin, the series of comic albums written and illustrated by. 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 dvdrip movies, dvdrip add comments after their latest rocket fails, dr. Destination moon 1950 and you call yourself a scientist. 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. Scifi action 1950 92 minutes color a private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the russians get there first. Destination moon dimension x sci fi old time radio downloads.
Actually, it works as a 1950s science lesson as well. Destination moon was only his second feature film that he produced, but it inevitable bears his signature elements of humanity, wonder, and hope. The spectacular score totals over 56 minutes, a halfhour more than was released on teninch album over 60 years ago. Destination moon dimension x sci fi old time radio. 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 1950 irving pichel, john archer, warner. 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.
Destination moon 1950 was featured in c o l o r by technicolor. The story is adapted from the george pal movie of the same name. The films all won oscars for special effects, with pals production company receiving the award for destination moon. The program is interrupted after eighteen minutes for a news bulletin announcing that north korea has declared war on and has invaded south korea. Big studios wouldnt touch buck rogers film fare but stood up and took notice when this little eaglelion release broke box office records. 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. Rent destination moon 1950 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Destination moon is a novella by science fiction author robert a. His production of destination moon was released in 1950, years before spaceflight actually began. 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. The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics destination moon was the first major u.
Destination moon 1950 irving pichel, john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, adventure, drama, scifi. Heinlein, first published in the september 1950 issue of short stories magazine. Destination moon directed by irving pichel written by alford van ronkel, robert a. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer full movie. Trailer for the pioneering sciencefiction classic, destination moon 1950, starring john archer, warner anderson, tom powers and dick wesson. 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. 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. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer.
There are no crazy aliens, giant bugs, space vampires etc, to be found in this film. 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. Assorted difficulties occur and must be overcome inflight. Rent destination moon 1950 starring john archer and warner anderson on dvd and bluray. Industrialists decide to build a nuclear powered rocket, before the evil communists do, and head for the moon. Thayer approaches jim barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon.
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