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
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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