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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
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
surface form: United States
depicts manned lunar mission
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
space exploration film
hasPosterArtBy Chesley Bonestell NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance helped establish the space exploration genre in cinema
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
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
spacecraft
specialEffectsBy Lee Zavitz NERFINISHED
stars Dick Wesson NERFINISHED
John Archer NERFINISHED
Tom Powers NERFINISHED
Warner Anderson NERFINISHED
theme Cold War competition in technology
private enterprise in space exploration
technological progress
timePeriodDepicted near future of the early Cold War era
visualStyleInfluencedBy space art of Chesley Bonestell

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