By 1949, pal wanted to get into feature film production. This album is an excellent reissue of the original soundtrack from the classic george pal science fiction film destination moon eaglelion pictures, 1950 in technicolor, which began the entire scifi movie genre of the 1950s. Objectif lune is the sixteenth of the adventures of tintin, the series of comic albums written and illustrated by belgian artist herge, featuring young reporter tintin. Trailer for the pioneering sciencefiction classic, destination moon 1950, starring john archer, warner anderson, tom powers and dick wesson. Com bio, and was one of the first great full color 1950s scifi outer space thrillers which later included when worlds collide 1951, the war of the worlds 1953, this island earth 1955, and forbidden planet 1956. The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics. The 1950 film destination moon, based on the heinlein book, is incredible for its. Already watching space rangers tom corbit on tv this was a chance to see real 1950 science.
John archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson, ted warde, erin obrienmoore. Moon 1950 warner anderson and dick wesson in destination moon 1950. Financial analysis of destination moon 1950 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Watch destination moon online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Once free of earths atmosphere, the astronauts contend with the dangers of equipment failure and the joys of zero gravity. Oct 09, 2012 destination moon irving pichel, 1950, a supersonic honeymoon. Written for the 1950 george palproduced scifi adventure film, it was one of the more daring bodies of movie music of its period. Pal commissioned the script by james ohanlon and rip van ronkel. This 1950 scifi classic produced by george pal is notable for its attempt to be scientifically accurate for its time, and a striking early use of technicolor. The centerpiece of the story was the luna, a singlestage rocket ship built by a private consortium and powered by a revolutionary atomic powerplant.
Destination moon irving pichel, 1950, a supersonic. With john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson. Calculus is building a rocket straight for the moon and tintin, haddock and snowy and the. Destination moon 1950 soundtrack music by leith stevens. Orchestra string orchestra medium easy for performance by intermediate strings alone with additional parts for beginning strings. Destination moon 1950 is an american science fiction film produced by george pal. The worlds most famous travelling reporter discovers that professor calculus is building a space rocket.
Warner anderson in destination moon 1950 john archer and tom powers in. When production on destination moon began in 1949, everything about the project. Leith stevens contributions to film music include the soundtracks to the wild one, the james dean story, when worlds collide, war of the worlds, and world without end, among other feature films, but destination moon remains his most enduring movie score. John archer, warner anderson, tom powers, dick wesson. Destination moon holds the honour of being the very first film of the 1950 s science fiction craze. Nov 20, 2012 destination moon complete score soundtrack cd details and availability. Destination moon dimension x sci fi old time radio. Destination moon a swing trio born out of the love for the retro, chic, cool of 30s, 40s and 50s jazz. Destination moon 1950 we are not the only ones who know that the moon can be reached. What you probably havent heard is that prior to that momentous day in history, a series of unmanned spacecraft travelled to the moon in the mid60s to assess the safety of a human moon landing. Assorted difficulties occur and must be overcome inflight. With a notable pedigree including george pal war of the worlds, tom thumb, the time machine, a story by robert heinlein and perhaps the real star of the film, astronomical art by noted artist and designer chelsey bonestell, destination moon.
Destination moon is a 1950 american science fiction film independently produced by george pal and shot in technicolor. The program is interrupted after eighteen minutes for a news bulletin announcing that north korea has declared war on and has invaded south korea. The film was directed by irving pichel and distributed in the united states and uk by eaglelion classics. Thayer approaches jim barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. George pals 1950 space age classic destination moon was hollywoods first serious depiction of manned space travel. Destination moon 1950 feature length theatrical animated. With the conviction and dynamics of vocalist jennifer salisbury, the tenacity and experience o. Heinleins novel rocketship galileo, destination moon has long been lauded for its scientific accuracy in fact, the science was considered so heady in 1950 that a woody woodpecker cartoon is embedded in the story to educate the common man. Stream tracks and playlists from destination moon jazz on. Together they gather the captains of industry and all pledge to support the goals of having the united states be the first to put a man on the moon.
Destination moon 1950 feature length theatrical animated film. Movies made with loving care, intelligent scripts, wonderful special effects, and generous budgets so they could be experienced to the full in living colour. The crew of the first spaceship to travel to the moon have to overcome various problems, not only to reach their destination, but also to return safely to earth. Two years in the making postulates the first manned trip to the moon, happening in the then near future, and being funded by a consortium of private backers. On july 20, 1969, the first men walked on the moonbut you already knew that. Its this adherence to established physics that works against the picture in the. Destination moon soundtrack cd details and availability. A history of the lunar orbiter program nasa tm3487, 1977 lunar orbiter photographic atlas of the moon nasa sp206, 1971 guide to lunar orbiter photographs nasa sp242, 1970, pdf file apollo apollo expeditions to the moon nasa sp350, 1975. Destination moon 1950 timeline of historical film colors. C on the surface of the moon from destination moon. The columbia river, with a total length of 1,240 miles, starts in the canadian rockies, flows through the states of washington and oregon, and enters the pacific ocean at astoria, oregon. The film was distributed in the united states and the united kingdom by eaglelion classics destination moon was the first major u.
Charles cargraves and retired general thayer have to start over again. Stefan dreess rating of the film destination moon stefan drees in its time a bigbudget production and one of the first films using some kind of sound design by means of media technology to create a magical minute of otherness. The spectacular score totals over 56 minutes, a halfhour more than was released on teninch album over 60 years ago. Destination moon, the first of george pals many sf productions, has great. Tintin and captain haddock are amazed to find that professor calculus is planning a topsecret project from the sprodj atomic research centre in syldavia. When professor calculus rocket finally takes off for the moon, tintin and his dog snowy are on board. Destination moon is among my favorite films and i saw it in rerelease at a saturday matinee when i was a kid. Movies that will be enjoyed by each new generation for years to come. The story is adapted from the george pal movie of the same name.
Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film, independently produced by george pal and directed by irving pichel, that stars john archer, warner anderson, tom powers, and dick wesson. Photographs of the technicolor dyetransfer nitrate print from 1951 by. Destination moon jazz free listening on soundcloud. A small group of scientists have decided to get private us companies to. Winner of an academy award for special effects and also the bronze berlin bear award in the first berlin international film festival, the 1950 film destination moon makes a big leap in realism in science fiction films. Stream tracks and playlists from destination moon jazz on your desktop or mobile device. Scifi action 1950 92 minutes color a private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the russians get there first. Simply one of the greatest outer space scores, these original soundtrack recordings have never been released on cd. A sciencebased fantasy about the first successful trip to the moon. Destination moon is the first part of a two part series of tintins adventures that will take him off to moon.
A surprisingly prophetic depiction of space travel that won an oscar for best special effects, destination moon traces the flight of four astronauts warner anderson, john archer, tom powers and. Destination moon complete score soundtrack cd details and availability. Academy award for best visual effects, bronze bear, retro hugo award for best dramatic presentation. Destination moon irving pichel, 1950, a supersonic honeymoon. The mysterious disappearance of calculus and his telegram bring tintin, captain haddock and snowy to the syldavia, the land of the mineral water. After years of scientific endeavors, a ship ascends into the heavens. Although classified by the festival as a thriller and adventure film, the film was made under consultation. Jim barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. Subscribe on apple podcasts, spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Destination moon 1950 a team composed of an aerospace scientist warner anderson, an exair force general tom powers and an industrialist john archer conceive an ambitious plan to land. Destination moon vintage old scifi movie poster classic sci fi movies, classic. Directed by irving pichel, walter lantz, dick lundy. Destination moon ist ein usamerikanischer sciencefictionfilm aus dem jahr 1950.
Destination moon holds the honour of being the very first film of the 1950s science fiction craze. Gallery of 35 movie poster and cover images for destination moon 1950. Nov 25, 2015 one of the first science fiction films to attempt a high level of accurate technical detail tells the story of the first trip to the moon. Destination moon, a permanent gallery at the museum in washington, dc, will follow in 2022, with a comprehensive look at the history of lunar exploration. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer. Operation moon is a 1950 american technicolor science fiction film. The ships classic winged ogive configuration, inspired in large part by.
Destination moon 1950 posters the movie database tmdb. Destination moon is a 1950 american science fiction feature film produced by george pal who later produced when worlds collide the war of the worlds and the time machine. Written for the 1950 george palproduced scifi adventure film, it was one of the more. Destination moon is the first complete release of leith stevens classic 1950 soundtrack. Destination moon so far in regards to the ebook weve the adventures of tintin. The seminal if lowrent opening from producer george pal, credits leading to scientist cargraves warner anderson and general thayer tom powers in a bunker, in the landmark postwwii science fiction feature, from a story and script by robert heinlein, destination moon, 1950. See more ideas about retro futurism, science fiction and classic sci fi. The american astronauts fly there, establish a base, but are not certain they have. The apollo 11 mission will commemorate the first lunar landing in 1969, and the pioneering flights that came before, in a new, stateoftheart traveling exhibition. Oct 29, 2012 destination moon is the first complete release of leith stevens classic 1950 soundtrack. Destination moon original motion picture score leith.
Classic fantasy mind trips to stir the imagination. Adobe suites adobe photoshop adobe illustrator adobe indesign best. Destination moon 1950 full sci fi movie john archer full. Based on an advance copy of the script of the film destination moon, released in 1950 which was subsequently adapted as a short story, first published in short stories magazine, in september 1950. When the surface of the moon is shown after the landing 1. Postulates the first manned trip to the moon, happening in the then near future, and being funded by a consortium of private backers.
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