Book Video Training: DESTINATION MOON (1950)

DESTINATION MOON (1950) – DVD RIP | 895 MB

Language: English
1:33:17 | 720x480 | 29fps | DivX
Genre: Science Fiction / Drama

Deeply concerned that a nation other than the USA will be the first to reach the moon, a scientist, a former army general and an industrialist collaborate to design, build and launch a manned spaceship powered by an atomic engine.

As their project evolves and construction of spaceship ‘Luna’ gets underway in the Mojave Desert, propaganda generated by (of course) ‘foreign’ sources turns the tide of public opinion against the project. The trio, accompanied by an electronics technician, decide to forgo testing of the atomic motor and bring forward the launch date.

The movie attempts to deal with the subject matter in a ‘scientific’ manner – although Woody Woodpecker is drafted in to explain the basics of rocketry - as seen in the late 1940s. Based on a novel by Robert Heinlein, the film stars John Archer, Warner Anderson, Dick Wesson and Tom Powers. It was an Academy Award winner for its special effects.

(My most vivid memory of seeing this film in 1950 is walking home from the cinema and looking up at a bright, full moon. That view coupled with this film was to make me an avid science fiction reader).

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

DESTINATION MOON (1950) – DVD RIP

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