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From the Earth to the Moon
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From the Earth to the Moon

1958-11-26 · 101 min · ★ 5.3

Science Fiction · Adventure

Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane's arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl's daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.

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Directors
Byron Haskin
Production companies
Waverly Productions, RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joseph CottenJoseph CottenVictor Barbicane
George SandersGeorge SandersStuyvesant Nicholl
Debra PagetDebra PagetVirginia Nicholl
Don DubbinsDon DubbinsBen Sharpe
Patric KnowlesPatric KnowlesJosef Cartier
Carl EsmondCarl EsmondJules Verne
Henry DaniellHenry DaniellMorgana
Melville CooperMelville CooperBancroft
Ludwig StösselLudwig StösselAldo Von Metz
Morris AnkrumMorris AnkrumPresident Ulysses S. Grant
Les TremayneLes TremayneCountdown Announcer
Robert ClarkeRobert ClarkeNarrator (voice)

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