From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
The Amazing Story of the Boldest Adventure Dared by Man!
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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Joseph CottenVictor Barbicane
George SandersStuyvesant Nicholl
Debra PagetVirginia Nicholl
Don DubbinsBen Sharpe
Patric KnowlesJosef Cartier
Carl EsmondJules Verne
Henry DaniellMorgana
Melville CooperBancroft
Ludwig StösselAldo Von Metz
Morris AnkrumPresident Ulysses S. Grant
Les TremayneCountdown Announcer
Robert ClarkeNarrator (voice)Keywords
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What is From the Earth to the Moon about?
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.
How long is From the Earth to the Moon?
From the Earth to the Moon has a runtime of 101 minutes.
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