From the Earth to the Moon

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 26, 1958

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Italian

Countries

United States of America

Production

RKO Radio Pictures,Waverly Productions

Cast

Joseph Cotten,George Sanders,Debra Paget,Don Dubbins,Patric Knowles,Carl Esmond,Henry Daniell,Melville Cooper,Ludwig Stössel,Morris Ankrumand 2 more

Director

Byron Haskin

Writer

Robert Blees,James Leicester,Jules Verne

Producer

Benedict Bogeaus

Cinematography

Edwin B. DuPar

Music

Louis Forbes

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0051638