Destination Moon
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Destination Moon is a pioneering 1950 American science fiction film that realistically depicts a manned mission to the Moon and helped establish the space exploration genre in cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Destination Moon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7276749 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Destination Moon Context triple: [Irving Pichel, notableWork, Destination Moon]
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A.
Venture to the Moon
"Venture to the Moon" is a science fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke that follows a pioneering mission and early human adventures in lunar exploration.
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B.
Everyone's Gone to the Moon
"Everyone's Gone to the Moon" is a 1965 pop song written and performed by Jonathan King that became his breakthrough hit and a notable example of mid-1960s British pop.
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C.
Space Seed
Space Seed is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, later central to the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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D.
Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky is Isaac Asimov’s first published novel, a science fiction story set in his Galactic Empire universe that explores themes of prejudice, time displacement, and a future Earth’s struggle for survival.
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E.
Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy is a 1957 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that follows a boy sold into slavery who becomes embroiled in interstellar politics and the fight against galactic slave trading.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Destination Moon Target entity description: Destination Moon is a pioneering 1950 American science fiction film that realistically depicts a manned mission to the Moon and helped establish the space exploration genre in cinema.
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A.
Venture to the Moon
"Venture to the Moon" is a science fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke that follows a pioneering mission and early human adventures in lunar exploration.
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B.
Everyone's Gone to the Moon
"Everyone's Gone to the Moon" is a 1965 pop song written and performed by Jonathan King that became his breakthrough hit and a notable example of mid-1960s British pop.
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C.
Space Seed
Space Seed is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, later central to the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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D.
Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky is Isaac Asimov’s first published novel, a science fiction story set in his Galactic Empire universe that explores themes of prejudice, time displacement, and a future Earth’s struggle for survival.
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E.
Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy is a 1957 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that follows a boy sold into slavery who becomes embroiled in interstellar politics and the fight against galactic slave trading.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Ernst Fegté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rocket Ship Galileo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lionel Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
manned lunar mission
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rocket propulsion and spaceflight mechanics ⓘ |
| director | Irving Pichel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Eagle-Lion Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
miniature effects
ⓘ
wirework for zero gravity ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction film
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space exploration film ⓘ |
| hasPosterArtBy | Chesley Bonestell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish the space exploration genre in cinema
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one of the first major American films to focus on realistic space travel ⓘ |
| influenced | later space exploration films ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leigh Harline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Art Direction – Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering depiction of space travel in cinema
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realistic depiction of a manned mission to the Moon ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | George Pal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | George Pal Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1950-06-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
James O’Hanlon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rip Van Ronkel NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Moon
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spacecraft ⓘ |
| specialEffectsBy | Lee Zavitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Dick Wesson
NERFINISHED
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John Archer NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War competition in technology
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private enterprise in space exploration ⓘ technological progress ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | near future of the early Cold War era ⓘ |
| visualStyleInfluencedBy | space art of Chesley Bonestell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Destination Moon Description of subject: Destination Moon is a pioneering 1950 American science fiction film that realistically depicts a manned mission to the Moon and helped establish the space exploration genre in cinema.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.