An account of the first lunar landing cowritten by famed sciencefiction writer robert a. Destination moon is among my favorite films and i saw it in rerelease at a saturday matinee when i was a kid. Sep 27, 2009 after a tycoon finances a spaceship, the united states makes the worlds firstever trip to the moon in this 1950 scifi adventure. Destination moon irving pichel, 1950, a supersonic. Thayer approaches jim barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the. Destination moon, a permanent gallery at the museum in washington, dc, will follow in 2022, with a comprehensive look at the history of lunar exploration. The view and impression of the earth as being vulnerable and exposed. An early stab at a realistic account of a moon mission, george pals film sees a consortium of. Bio je to prvi veci americki znanstveno fantasticni film koji ozbiljno obraduje temu svemirskog putovanja. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Rent destination moon 1950 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
George pals 1950 film destination moon is loosely based on this novel. Modern sources cite the film as a milestone in the. The film is shot like one of those 1950s educational films, with boring master. It remains a milestone film, not so much as classic science fiction butlike 2001. Watch destination moon online stream full movie directv. This page was last edited on 26 february 2019, at 19. One of the most recognisable character actors of the 1950s, boston massachusettsborn dick wesson began his career with his older brother, gene wesson, in a comedy act that made the rounds of the nightclub circuit. One astronaut pokes a tool into a cavity to dig out an interfering mass of machine grease. Produced in 1950, the film deals with the mission of a crew of astronautas who must reach the moon first before an unspoken enemy that of course are the soviets. A space odyssey 18 years lateras an attempt to visualize the reality of space exploration. Destination moon 1950 feature length theatrical animated. Coscripted by robert heinlein from his novel rocketship galileo, destination moon s suspenseful plot relates the saga of mans first voyage to the moon amid a series of scientific cliffhangers. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in destination moon 1950.
Directed by irving pichel, walter lantz, dick lundy. There are no crazy aliens, giant bugs, space vampires etc, to be found in this film. Sadly, the film is controlled by wade williams, which means that it is not likely to be preserved properly, much less restored and released in its original glory. Coscripted by robert heinlein from his novel rocketship galileo, destination moons suspenseful plot relates the saga of mans first voyage to the moon amid a series of. 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 creativity and intelligence.
Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film, independently produced by george pal and directed by irving. From their base in the mojave desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named luna that contains a cargo of four astronauts. Destination moon 1950 page 7 classic horror film board. What really sold me on the film was all of the variety of colors when on the moon and especially their brighty colored red, green, blue and yellow space suits. Tcm also showed red planet mars on new years day, and i made a dvdr of it to see it. Winner of an academy award for special effects and also the bronze berlin bear award in the first berlin international film festival, the 1950 film destination moon makes a big leap in realism in science fiction films. Stefan dreess rating of the film destination moon stefan drees in its time a bigbudget production and one of the first films using some kind of sound design by means of media technology to create a magical minute of otherness.
The spacex new beginning follows the 1950 film destination moon. The production and release of destination moon 1950, the independent film that initiated the sciencefiction boom of the 1950s, exemplifies one such case. Destination moon won an academy award for best special effects of 1950. Small wonder then that the red menace is such a driving force in destination moon. It is because watching this movie you can see how the science of that time envisioned space travel and the conquest of the moon. It also received the bronze bear at the berlin film festival. Destination moon aka operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film independently produced by george pal, directed. After a tycoon finances a spaceship, the united states makes the worlds firstever trip to the moon in this 1950 scifi adventure. The spacex new beginning follows the 1950 film destination. The story was initially serialised weekly in belgiums tintin magazine from march to september 1950 before being published in a collected volume by casterman in 1953. Oct 09, 2012 destination moon irving pichel, 1950, a supersonic honeymoon. 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. However, this often overlooked film had great special effects for the day and launched a series of better, perhaps science fiction films issued in the 1950s and.
The films all won oscars for special effects, with pals production company receiving the award for destination moon. George pal was truely a certified genius and visionary in the film industry. Media in category destination moon the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the. Rent destination moon 1950 starring john archer and warner anderson on dvd and bluray. Stevens, with his roots in jazz and radio, was lucky to have scored george pals family film the great rupert 1950.
Destination moon was a 1950 film, which won the academy award for visual effects. A surprisingly prophetic depiction of space travel that won an oscar for best special effects, destination moon traces the flight of four astronauts warner anderson, john. Heinlein and producer george pal, the latter of whom managed to sell a studio on the idea of making a serious film about travelling to the moon after the concept was initially dismissed as too fantastic. A surprisingly prophetic depiction of space travel that won an oscar for best special effects, destination moon traces the flight of four astronauts warner anderson, john archer, tom powers and. The film was directed by irving pichel, was shot in. The 1950 film destination moon, based on the heinlein book, is incredible for its accuracy of what was to come 19 years later. Directed by 5 writing credits 4 cast 17 produced by 2. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. He made his film debut in the scifi classic destination moon 1950, and spent his career specializing in playing the rambunctious. 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 americans on the moon. Destination moon is a 1950 american science fiction feature film produced by george pal, who later produced when worlds collide, the war of the worlds, and the time machine. Coscripted by robert heinlein from his novel rocketship galileo, destination moons suspenseful plot relates the saga of mans first voyage to the moon amid a series of scientific cliffhangers. 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.
Although classified by the festival as a thriller and adventure. Classic fantasy mind trips to stir the imagination. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor space exploration science fiction film, independently made by george pal, directed by irving pichel, that stars john archer, warner anderson, tom powers and dick wesson. Charles cargraves and retired general thayer have to start over again. Destination moon is a fantastic film, which deserves to be seen in better quality than the existing and now out of print dvd from image. His production of destination moon was released in 1950, years before spaceflight actually began. The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics destination moon was the first major u.
Includes heinleins novelette, destination moon, his essay on the making of the george pal film, reproduction of a 24page illustrated promotional booklet, facts about destination moon, and fullpage stills. Heinlein, first published in the september 1950 issue of short stories magazine. The depiction of the takeoff, weightlessness, the moon landing compare with films of apollo 11 moon landing and some of the moon walk. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. To show rocket physics in simple terms a woody woodpecker cartoon is used. Destination moon 1950 feature length theatrical animated film by dave koch bcdb rating.
Destination moon was the first major science fiction film produced in the united states and lifted the genre from the realm of the fantastic to the world of the believable. Destination moon ist ein usamerikanischer sciencefictionfilm aus dem jahr 1950. Movies made with loving care, intelligent scripts, wonderful special effects, and generous budgets. Destination moon is a novella by science fiction author robert a. With john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson. Other articles where destination moon is discussed. Destination 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. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer full movie. Heinlein, destination moon was distributed by eaglelion clas. But once there, the astronauts realize a miscalculation means.
Destination moon 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 1950 letterboxd social film discovery. After a tycoon finances a spaceship, the united states makes the worlds first ever trip to the moon in this 1950 scifi adventure. When the surface of the moon is shown after the landing 1. 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. Destination moon 1950 this day in history apollo 11 lands on the moon on this day in 1969, thus making this the first time humans have ever stepped on the moon.
After directing, producing and photographing numerous puppetoon shorts during the thirties and forties, george pal moved onto features and collaborated in 1950 with director irving pichel on the family film the great rupert, and the space exploration epic destination moon, the latter widely regarded as the 2001. Destination moon 1950 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. 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. Destination moon is even noted in nasas official timeline of spacetravel history, and almost inevitably won the academy award for best special effects. Trailer destination moon by irving pichel 1950 youtube. Jul 20, 2016 destination moon 1950 this day in history apollo 11 lands on the moon on this day in 1969, thus making this the first time humans have ever stepped on the moon. Buy destination moon movie posters from movie poster shop. George pals movie directing career began in the 1930s. Already watching space rangers tom corbit on tv this was a chance to see real 1950 science. Produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production. When stevens scored pals next film, the ambitious destination moon, it was unlikely the composer knew the film would mark the beginning of a long wave of space exploration films.
Destination moon irving pichel, 1950, a supersonic honeymoon winner of an academy award for special effects and also the bronze berlin bear award in the first berlin international film festival, the 1950 film destination moon makes a big leap in realism in science fiction films. The story begins with doctor robert corley, rear admiral red bowles, and jim barnes contemplating the success of their project to build a. The rocket ship in the movie looks very similar to the planned spacex super heavy starship. 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. Objectif lune is the sixteenth volume of the adventures of tintin, the comics series by belgian cartoonist herge. Big studios wouldnt touch buck rogers film fare but stood up and took notice when this. Destination moon was eagle lion classics highestgrossing film of 1950. Sep 19, 2018 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.
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 movie posters from movie poster shop. The film s special effects included miniatures, stopframe animation and makeup devices to simulate the effect of gravitational pull on the actors faces. This film, despite its era is more focused on the science than the fiction. Big studios wouldnt touch buck rogers film fare but stood up and took notice when this little eaglelion release broke box office records. Tcm never makes mistakes like that, but i was still surprised by the low quality of the destination moon print when i compared it to the dvd. He was a leading hollywood proponent of science fiction and fantasy special effects in the late 1940s through the mid 1960s. The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics.
Movies that will be enjoyed by each new generation for years to come. The apollo 11 mission will commemorate the first lunar landing in 1969, and the pioneering flights that came before, in a new, stateoftheart traveling exhibition. Destination moon traces the flight of four astronauts warner anderson, john. See details destination moon dvd, 2000 1950 scifi film, 50th anniversary edition, sealed. Pal commissioned the script by james ohanlon and rip van ronkel. Destination moon is a cold war film par excellence, and never more so than in its claim that both the government and the media are deeply infiltrated by enemy agents working to undermine the american way of life in general, and the rocket program in particular. Destination moon je americki znanstvenofantasticni film iz 1950.
In the film it is actually combined american industry that initiates the moon landing venture by manufacturing the space craft and financing its successful launching to and very first landing on the moon. Destination moon was the brainchild of writer robert a. The crew of spaceship luna make an eva to dislodge a stuck radar antenna on the ships hull. Destination moon has been ranked 3037 times, wins 40.
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