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. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Modern sources cite the film as a milestone in the development of the science fiction genre, noting that it portrayed space travel with unprecedented realism. C on the surface of the moon from destination moon. 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 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. Destination moon short story, a 1950 short story by robert heinlein. A team composed of an aerospace scientist warner anderson, an exair force general tom powers and an industrialist john archer conceive an ambitious. Gallery of 35 movie poster and cover images for destination moon 1950. The story begins with doctor robert corley, rear admiral red bowles, and jim barnes contemplating the success of their project to build a.
As he digs, the material comes out of the hole and rolls down the side of the skin of the rocket under its own weight, rather than floating off weightlessly into space. O produtor george pal encomendou o roteiro a james ohanlon e rip van ronkel. Leith stevens contributions to film music include the soundtracks to the wild one, the james dean story, when worlds collide, war of the worlds, and world without end, among other feature films, but destination moon remains his most enduring movie score. 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. The production marked the motion picture debut of comic actor dick wesson. 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 1950 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The spectacular score totals over 56 minutes, a halfhour more than was released on teninch album over 60 years ago. Heinlein, first published in the september 1950 issue of short stories magazine. Produzido em technicolor e distribuido nos estados unidos pela eaglelion classics. The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics destination moon was the first major u. The films all won oscars for special effects, with pals production company receiving the award for destination moon. Other articles where destination moon is discussed. One astronaut pokes a tool into a cavity to dig out an interfering mass of machine grease.
In 1950 hollywood finally produced its first first serious, bigbudget space film. Trailer for the pioneering sciencefiction classic, destination moon 1950, starring john archer, warner anderson, tom powers and dick wesson. Destination moon was the first major science fiction film produced in the united states and. Destination moon, a 1950 american science fiction film. Assorted difficulties occur and must be overcome inflight. The film is listed in nasas official timeline of the history of space travel, and. To appreciate, indeed, to enjoy destination moon as it deserves, we must put ourselves in the place of the audiences of the 1950s, first confronted with a concept so radical, so outrageous, as a rocket to the moon and then told that it could really happen. 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. Destination moon is the first complete release of leith stevens classic 1950 soundtrack.
Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer. Written for the 1950 george palproduced scifi adventure film, it was one of the more daring bodies of movie music of its period. Classic fantasy mind trips to stir the imagination. Italia latinoamerica magyarorszag nederland new zealand norge osterreich. Orchestra string orchestra medium easy for performance by intermediate strings alone with additional parts for beginning strings. Simply one of the greatest outer space scores, these original soundtrack recordings have never been released on cd. Although classified by the festival as a thriller and adventure film, the film was made under consultation. A private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the russians get there first. Destination moon is also known as journey to the moon and operation moon. Destination moon 1950 movie clip only american industry. Destination moon original motion picture score leith. Warner anderson, john archer, tom powers, dick wesson, erin obrien moore, ted warde 1950, 91 minutes, directed by. Its this adherence to established physics that works against the picture in the.
Movies that will be enjoyed by each new generation for years to come. Destination moon irving pichel, 1950, a supersonic. When the surface of the moon is shown after the landing 1. Already watching space rangers tom corbit on tv this was a chance to see real 1950 science. Destination moon irving pichel, 1950, a supersonic honeymoon. Pal commissioned the script by james ohanlon and rip van ronkel. 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. Destination moon, us lobbycard, john archer, dick wesson, tom powers, warner anderson, 1950. 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. Destination moon was eagle lion classics highestgrossing film of 1950.
Destination moon complete score soundtrack cd details and availability. You can tell this is one of his early works, but here i am reading it again and the first digital book i have downloaded. Thayer approaches jim barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. When production on destination moon began in 1949, everything about the project. Heinleins novel rocketship galileo, destination moon has long been lauded for its scientific accuracy in fact, the science was considered so heady in 1950 that a woody woodpecker cartoon is embedded in the story to educate the common man. The story is adapted from the george pal movie of the same name. Unlike most 50s scifi movies, there are no bugeyed monsters here the biggest danger the crew face is equipment failure, preempting the. Charles cargraves and retired general thayer have to start over again. See more ideas about science fiction, retro futurism and sci fi. Heinleins story destination moon became a sensation after the movie destination moon. 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. Postulates the first manned trip to the moon, happening in the then near future, and being funded by a consortium of private backers. Financial analysis of destination moon 1950 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Destination moon dimension x sci fi old time radio.
Destination moon is among my favorite films and i saw it in rerelease at a saturday matinee when i was a kid. It was released by decca records on june 4, 2007 in the united states. Destination moon from 1950 is one of those films where you sort of have to tread a bit carefully when. Destination moon is a novella by science fiction author robert a. Ending the walter lantzwoody woodpecker cartoon theyve cleverly had made to support their case for a privatelyfunded moon mission, industrialist barnes john archer lets general thayer tom powers bring home the point to a gathering of investors, in george pals destination. The first thing that strikes you is the 1950 fashions, the boxy suits. 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. Destination moon 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. The plot tells of young reporter tintin and his friend captain haddock who receive an. The crew of spaceship luna make an eva to dislodge a stuck radar antenna on the ships hull. See the 350year history of moon exploration in this space. In this novella, heinlein writes a slightly altered version. 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. For centuries before apollo 11, the idea of visiting the moon fired the imagination. 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. Directed by irving pichel, walter lantz, dick lundy.
A tribute album to jazz singer dinah washington, cox noted it a concept album that ive had in mind for years. Destination moon, a 1951 song composed by marvin fisher with lyrics by roy alfred, performed by the ames brothers, deborah cox, and others. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film. Destination moon 1950 12 06271950 us science fiction 1h 31m user score. The columbia river, with a total length of 1,240 miles, starts in the canadian rockies, flows through the states of washington and oregon, and enters the pacific ocean at astoria, oregon. Special effects may have improved,but this story of the first moon landingalmost two decades before it happenedmarks a science fiction classic. Destination moon, a movie that heinlein helped write, was a landmark film in 1950.
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