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Destination Moon · LeviOsa

Destination Moon key art

1950·12

Two years in the making!

Science FictionAdventureDrama1h 31m

🍅69%

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69%

Tomatometer

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49%

Popcornmeter

5.9

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorIrving Pichel

ReleasedJun 27, 1950

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$592K

Revenue

$5M

Parental guide12DE

Studio

George Pal Productions

Cast

John Archer

John Archer

Jim Barnes

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Dr. Charles Cargraves

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

General Thayer

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

Joe Sweeney

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Emily Cargraves

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Jack Gargan

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Everett Glass

Mr. La Porte (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Himself (uncredited)

Mike Miller

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Reviews

8 reviews · 6 critics · 1 fan

5 fresh · 2 rotten

B

Bob Thomas

RTAssociated PressJul 29, 2019

Destination Moon is good hocus-pocus stuff about interplanetary travel.

M

Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyJul 27, 2026

A landmark of science fiction cinema as well as the movie that jumpstarted George Pal’s career as a producer (and later director).

M

Mark R. Leeper

RTMark Leeper's ReviewsSep 14, 2022

DESTINATION MOON (1950), the film that probably should have led off the Fifties science fiction cycle, actually is still an enjoyable adventure film even if parts are a little dated.

F

Fernando F. Croce

RTCinePassionOct 3, 2014

Jules Verne by way of Robert A. Heinlein, the staid harbinger of the Space Race

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Information

Title

Destination Moon

Released

Jun 27, 1950

Rated

12

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 31m

Status

Released

Studio

George Pal Productions

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