The spectacular score totals over 56 minutes, a halfhour more than was released on teninch album over 60 years ago. There are no crazy aliens, giant bugs, space vampires etc, to be found in this film. This version is so similar to the film, it was probably intended as a promotional piece, but it does include one fascinating story element not in the film. Postulates the first manned trip to the moon, happening in the then near future, and being funded by a consortium of private backers. The film is shot like one of those 1950s educational films, with boring master shots, and fairly goofy dialogue.
Oct 29, 2012 destination moon is the first complete release of leith stevens classic 1950 soundtrack. Newest additions to list will be added to top of list for a few weeks. 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. Other articles where destination moon is discussed. 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. As a whole, destination moon is a fantastic movie showing an early, and what was believed to be realistic, approach to space travel. August 1950 usa all movies are from the public domain movie files. Its all a bit goofy now, but destination moon is still a wonderful movie, bursting with. Destination moon 1950 feature length theatrical animated. The plot tells of young reporter tintin and his friend captain haddock who receive an. The story is adapted from the george pal movie of the same name.
Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. Destination moon 1950 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in destination moon 1950. Destination moon 1953 and explorers on the moon 1954. Nov 20, 2012 destination moon complete score soundtrack cd details and availability. The program is interrupted after eighteen minutes for a news bulletin announcing that north korea has declared war on and has invaded south korea. Review destination moon 1950 from oldfutures duration. Destination moon 1950 posters the movie database tmdb. Pal commissioned the script by james ohanlon and rip van ronkel.
Buy destination moon movie posters from movie poster shop. Read the destination moon movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Destination moon 1950 12 06271950 us science fiction 1h 31m user score. Once free of earths atmosphere, the astronauts contend with the dangers of equipment failure and the joys of zero gravity. Com bio, and was one of the first great full color 1950s scifi outer space thrillers which later included when worlds collide 1951, the war of the worlds 1953, this island earth 1955, and forbidden planet 1956. Tintin magazine began the publication of explorers on the moon on 30 march 1950. Destination moon 1950 movie clip only american industry. The story spanned 4 pages in the magazine, but would be split into two 62page volumes when published in book format. 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 film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics. Trailer for the pioneering sciencefiction classic, destination moon 1950, starring john archer, warner anderson, tom powers and dick wesson.
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. 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. John archer, warner anderson, and tom powers released. A space odyssey 18 years lateras an attempt to visualize the reality of space exploration. But his producers nixed the idea, doubting the general publics ability to grasp such an esoteric concept. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Special effects may have improved,but this story of the first moon landingalmost two decades before it happenedmarks a science fiction classic. The american astronauts fly there, establish a base, but are not certain. With john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson. Destination moon was the first major science fiction film produced in the united. Destination moon complete score soundtrack cd details and availability. Destination moon 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Destination moon is even noted in nasas official timeline of spacetravel history, and almost inevitably won the academy award for best special effects. Destination moon is the first complete release of leith stevens classic 1950 soundtrack. 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. Written for the 1950 george palproduced scifi adventure film, it was one of the more daring bodies of movie music of its period. The first thing that strikes you is the 1950 fashions, the boxy suits.
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. 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. 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. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era of the film, the mood or design of the film, and much more. After years of scientific endeavors, a ship ascends into the heavens. The american astronauts fly there, establish a base, but are not certain they have enough fuel to return to earth. 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. 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 traces the flight of four astronauts warner anderson, john. Destination moon holds the honour of being the very first film of the 1950s science fiction craze. After a tycoon finances a spaceship, the united states makes the worlds firstever trip to the moon in this 1950 scifi adventure. Gallery of 35 movie poster and cover images for destination moon 1950.
A sciencebased fantasy about the first successful trip to the moon. Simply one of the greatest outer space scores, these original soundtrack recordings have never been released on cd. Seven years before sputnik launched the space race, and nineteen before the apollo 11 landing, this 1950 production by george pal was the first major sciencefiction film produced in the united states that dealt seriously with the prospect, problems, and technology of space travel. A private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the russians get there first. Directed by irving pichel, walter lantz, dick lundy. At the end of the film, a story of the first flight to the moon, the words this is the end are displayed first. 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. 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. Warner anderson in destination moon 1950 tom powers and dick wesson in destination moon 1950. 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 something of a dry exercise in overblown conjecture.
Big studios wouldnt touch buck rogers film fare but stood up and took notice when this little eaglelion release broke box office records. Thayer approaches jim barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. 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. But once there, the astronauts realize a miscalculation means. Complete films, some in parts, some cross over several genres e.
Destination moon original motion picture score leith. One astronaut pokes a tool into a cavity to dig out an interfering mass of machine grease. 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. Charles cargraves and retired general thayer have to start over again. Destination moon 1950 feature length theatrical animated film. Objectif lune is the sixteenth volume of the adventures of tintin, the comics series by belgian cartoonist herge. Movie title screens scifi creature features of the 1950s. Assorted difficulties occur and must be overcome inflight. This film, despite its era is more focused on the science than the fiction. Destination moon movie posters from movie poster shop. You have to keep the movies early date in mind when watching the movie.
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. Destination moon, a movie that heinlein helped write, was a landmark film in 1950. Written for the 1950 george palproduced scifi adventure film, it was one of the more. The films all won oscars for special effects, with pals production company receiving the award for destination moon.
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. 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 full sci fi movie john archer. 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. This is not a story about being on the moon, but of getting there. Destination moon 1950 destination moon 1950 specterman. Destination moon 1950 feature length theatrical animated film by dave koch bcdb rating. It remains a milestone film, not so much as classic science fiction butlike 2001. Nov 25, 2015 trailer for the pioneering sciencefiction classic, destination moon 1950, starring john archer, warner anderson, tom powers and dick wesson.
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. Its this adherence to established physics that works against the picture in the. In this novella, heinlein writes a slightly altered version. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of destination moon with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Purportedly, sciencefiction novelist and screenplay cowriter robert heinlein originally wanted his luna moon rocket to be a scientifically plausible multistage vehicle. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer full movie. With a notable pedigree including george pal war of the worlds, tom thumb, the time machine, a story by robert heinlein and perhaps the real star of the film, astronomical art by noted artist and designer chelsey bonestell, destination moon.
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. Warner anderson, john archer, tom powers, dick wesson, erin obrien moore, ted warde 1950, 91 minutes, directed by. Destination moon 1950 cast and crew a team composed of an aerospace scientist warner anderson, an exair force general tom powers and an industrialist john archer conceive an ambitious. Destination moon dimension x sci fi old time radio. 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. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer full. The crew of spaceship luna make an eva to dislodge a stuck radar antenna on the ships hull.
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