From the Earth to the Moon
The Amazing Story of the Boldest Adventure Dared by Man!
1958-11-26 | 101 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Joseph CottenVictor Barbicane
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George SandersStuyvesant Nicholl
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Debra PagetVirginia Nicholl
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Don DubbinsBen Sharpe
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Patric KnowlesJosef Cartier
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Carl EsmondJules Verne
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Henry DaniellMorgana
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Melville CooperBancroft
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Ludwig StösselAldo Von Metz
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Morris AnkrumPresident Ulysses S. Grant
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Les TremayneCountdown Announcer
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Robert ClarkeNarrator (voice)
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