Voyage to the prehistoric planet full science fiction movie basil rathbone. Destination moon is remarkable and, looked at from the correct perspective, thrilling for being the only space flight film made in the heyday of the science fiction film to be truly about space flight. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer. I saw this film when it was first released and dozens of times since then. Industrialists decide to build a nuclear powered rocket, before the evil communists do, and head for the moon. Objectif lune is the sixteenth volume of the adventures of tintin, the comics series by belgian cartoonist herge.
The result is a onceinalifetime opportunity for guests. Jan 19, 2012 now all the little rooms are filled in, our model is complete. The rocket ship in the movie looks very similar to the planned spacex super heavy starship. The musical score by leith stevens was released on a 10 lp by columbia records and was rerecorded in stereo a few years later. My only disappointment is that this film hasnt received the. The spacex new beginning follows the 1950 film destination. In it, we meet george pal producer of this and other science fiction films, robert heinlein science fiction author and chesley bonestell science artist and author. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film. 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. Charles cargraves and retired general thayer have to start over again.
The films all won oscars for special effects, with pals production company receiving the award for destination moon. Deleted video 20 million miles to earth 1957 1984 george orwell full movie hollywood best greatest blockbuster movie film by thetrendsvideos. Destination moon 1953 gives a detailed account on the preparation and the launching of the expedition to the moon for which professor calculus has chosen syladavian soil. There are no crazy aliens, giant bugs, space vampires etc, to be found in this film. The film s premise is that private industrialists finance a. The 1950 scifi film, destination moon could be the first movie of its kind to treat the science in science fiction seriously. It also received the bronze bear at the berlin film festival.
Trailer for the pioneering sciencefiction classic, destination moon 1950, starring john archer, warner anderson, tom powers and dick wesson. 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 was the first major science fiction film produced in the united. It singlehandedly started the boom in science fiction movies of that decade, including pals own when worlds collide 1951, war of the worlds 1953, and the conquest of space 1955. The records storyline took considerable liberties with the film s plot and characters, although the general shape of the film story remained. Destination moon 1950 feature length theatrical animated film. Mysterious 1949 ballet performance on the set of destination moon by bill higgins.
Destination moon was eagle lion classics highestgrossing film of 1950. 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. 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. The destination moon record was narrated by tom reddy, and billy may composed the incidental and background music. 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. The exhibition is made possible by the support of jeff and mackenzie bezos, joe clark, bruce r. This is not a story about being on the moon, but of getting there. 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. Modern sources cite the film as a milestone in the.
Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer full movie. Full moon is a streaming service filled with all the sexy exploitation and bmovies youve been waiting to see. You can see each level of the ships interior in closeup. The story was serialised weekly in belgiums tintin magazine from october 1952 to december 1953 before being published in a collected volume by. Oct 29, 2012 destination moon is the first complete release of leith stevens classic 1950 soundtrack. Oct 15, 2018 i happened upon this video on youtube about making the film destination moon in 1950. This film, despite its era is more focused on the science than the fiction. Destination moon traces the flight of four astronauts warner anderson, john archer, tom powers and dick wesson to. The film s special effects included miniatures, stopframe animation and makeup devices to simulate the effect of gravitational pull on the actors faces. A space odyssey in intimate detail, duncan joness moon was the logical choice for my second foray into scifi typography.
We walked on the moon is the seventeenth volume of the adventures of tintin, the comics series by belgian cartoonist herge. Destination moon film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Destination moon is a classic 50s science fiction movie. Yet another in a long line of outstanding releases from monstrous movie music. The mysterious disappearance of calculus and his telegram bring tintin, captain haddock and snowy to the syldavia, the land of the mineral water.
Other articles where destination moon is discussed. Presentation copy with signed inscription by heinlein to the introducer and coeditor of the gregg press science fiction series. Unfollow destination moon movie to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Destination moon dives into the rich history of the apollo 11 mission. 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. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Watch destination moon online stream full movie directv.
Naturally, it would be stupid to compare the two movies technologically. Technically excellent with a great score by leith stevens. To make matters worse, the preparation is plagued with incidents, ranging from the humorous the thompsons, who inexplicably were assigned as security engage in their traditional bungling to significant calculus losing his memory, which puts the whole project in jeopardy though he ends up being cured. Jul 20, 2016 destination moon 1950 star trek into darkness 20 robotech. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. This seminal score helped launch the science fiction craze of the 1950s and has been long sought by collectors like myself. Producer pal fought against them and won, achieving, if a curiously flat film, an important step in the genres evolution.
First contact 1996 the wolf man 1941 the wild bunch 1969 greed 1924 tarzans new york adventure 1942 moonraker 1979 gojira 1954 psycho. Destination moon was a 1950 film, which won the academy award for visual effects. A space odyssey, and you may be surprised to hear that, in my opinion, and remembering to view it in its cultural context, it compares very well. Destination moon is the first part of a two part series of tintins adventures that will take him off to moon. Warner anderson, john archer, tom powers, dick wesson, erin obrien moore, ted warde 1950, 91 minutes, directed by. Simply one of the greatest outer space scores, these original soundtrack recordings have never been released on cd. Second life destination guide virtual world directory. Tintin in destination moon, the adventures of tintin series.
After a tycoon finances a spaceship, the united states makes the worlds first ever trip to the moon in this 1950 scifi adventure. Destination moon 1950 industrialist john archer, former army general tom powers and research scientist warner anderson collaborate on a manned rocketship with an atomic engine, convinced that the nation that militarily controls the moon controls the earth as well. Hard tick to hawaii, faster pussycat kill killthe list goes on and on. The apollo 17 command module and other artifacts from the last mission to land men on the moon on dec. Destination moon 1950 extract showing principles of a rocket. The spectacular score totals over 56 minutes, a halfhour more than was released on teninch album over 60 years ago. Destination moon 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. John archer in destination moon 1950 warner anderson in destination moon 1950. Rent destination moon 1950 starring john archer and warner anderson on dvd and bluray. In 1950, fawcett publications released a 10cent destination moon film tiein comic book. From their base in the mojave desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named luna that contains a cargo of four astronauts. 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. Allow me to thank david schecter, kathleen mayne and monstrous movie music for issuing the complete score for destination moon.
Bronze berlin bear berlin international film festival 1951 best dramatic presentation hugo awards 1951 nominations. The twentythird episode in the series, tintin and the picaros 1976 is a latinamerican tale of a coup detat, complete with hostagetaking and guerrilla warfare. Of course, preparing for this unprecedented and utterly crazy venture is not simple or easy. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. 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. The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics destination moon was the first major u. As its opening shot illustrates, moon is a bleak, lonely, and above all beautiful loveletter to classic scifi typography and design. About the author georges prosper remi 22 may 1907 3 march 1983, better known by the pen name herge, was a belgian comics writer and artist.
Rent destination moon 1950 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Destination moon general discussions tcm message boards. Sep 24, 2019 destination moon tells the story of the space program, the apollo 11 mission, and the three intrepid explorers who changed the world the moment they stepped into their spacecraft. The plot tells of young reporter tintin and his friend captain haddock who receive an. 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. Thayer approaches jim barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. Jul 11, 2019 some of them, though, such as the 1950 technicolor destination moon, arent half bad. Directed by irving pichel, walter lantz, dick lundy. Mccaw family foundation, the charles and lisa simonyi fund for arts and sciences, john and susann norton, and gregory d. After years of scientific endeavors, a ship ascends into the heavens. This documentary illustrates how much of a visionary herge was. The movie started production around the same time as destination moon and was rushed to completion.
Buy destination moon movie posters from movie poster shop. The seminal if lowrent opening from producer george pal, credits leading to scientist cargraves warner anderson and general thayer tom powers in a bunker, in the landmark postwwii science fiction feature, from a story and script by robert heinlein, destination moon, 1950. This is the first complete soundtrack recording of destination moon and should be of great interest to anyone who enjoys vintage 1950s film scores. Destination moon 1950 stream and watch online moviefone. Destination moon objectif lune cover of the english edition publisher casterman. Home of romance, horror, science fiction, comedies, and westerns tonights movie is. Read the full synopsis of destination moon, 1950, directed by irving pichel, with john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, at turner classic movies. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the. A sciencebased fantasy about the first successful trip to the moon.
But if there is any doubt about the technical achievements of destination moon, one needs only to look at the other movie that was released in 1950 that featured a flight to the moon, rocketship xm. See details destination moon dvd, 2000 1950 scifi film. Best art directionset decoration academy awards, usa 1951 best original score golden globes, usa 1951 standard definition ratio. The apollo 11 mission is organized by the national air and space museum and the smithsonian institution traveling exhibition service. I recently produced a complete original soundtrack cd for monstrous movie music records. Destination moon movie posters from movie poster shop. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of destination moon with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Apollo 8 astronauts describe watching moon swallow stars in. Jun 14, 2019 a movie following the journey of apollo 8, the first trip astronauts took around the moon, shares the feelings the crewmembers experienced as they encountered their destination the new film. Watch destination moon online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
Destination moon the 1950 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. 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. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Destination moon 1950 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. But in other ways destination moon is quite prescient, thanks perhaps to the contribution of renowned sf author robert a. An astronaut miner extracting the precious moon gas that promises to reverse the earths energy crisis nears the end of his threeyear contract, and makes an ominous discovery in this. Monarch of the moondestination mars dvd, 2006 for sale. Destination moon follows the first manned moon mission from conception to completion with a clear objective of adhering to authentic scientific theory, which could have made it. The exhibit features about 30 spaceflown artifacts, which is the largest collection anywhere in any one place. It was produced by george pal and directed by irving pichel. The american astronauts fly there, establish a base, but are not certain. The shadow chronicles 2006 a night to remember 1958 fat man and little boy 1989 sahara 2005 total recall 1990 star trek.
A private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the russians get there first. 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. 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 full page stills. 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, and never figured his score would almost become the gold standard for the genre. Assorted difficulties occur and must be overcome inflight. Destination moon is a 1950 film directed by george pal that depicts the first moon landing 19 years ahead of the real event. The redandwhite chequered pattern on herges rocket was based on a technique used to measure movements in a rocket during launching, developed by nasa. Destination moon is the 1950 science fiction film for which robert heinlein collaborated on the screenplay, and served as technical advisor. 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. Once free of earths atmosphere, the astronauts contend with the dangers of equipment failure and the joys of zero gravity. With john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson. Beyond the iron wrought gates and stone sculptures that usher you past the brick archway lies lutz city of templemore. A massive campaign was undertaken to create public awareness of the film during its production.
Oct 12, 2017 destination moon got a heck of a lot of promotion, including a live television special on the set of the picture. Destination moonbasealpha 1978 lunar colonists of moonbase alpha are marooned in space after a nuclear explosion pushes the moon out of its orbit and a rescue spaceship from the earth is not what it seems to be. 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. Templemore continues the celebration of live music in sl through lutz city with its amazing ambient and nested stages.
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