Man in Space (9 Mar. 1955)
"Disneyland" Man in Space (original title)

With a combination of documentary footage and animation, the science and history of rockets, and the effects of space travel on man are illustrated.

Director:

Ward Kimball

Writers:

Ward Kimball, William Bosche,

Stars:

Dick Tufeld, Walt Disney, Heinz Haber

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Dick Tufeld	...	Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Walt Disney	...	Himself - Host
Heinz Haber	...	Himself (as Dr. Heinz Haber)
Ward Kimball	...	Himself
Willy Ley	...	Himself
Wernher von Braun	...	Himself (as Dr. Wernher von Braun)

Storyline

With a combination of documentary footage and animation, the science and history of rockets, and the effects of space travel on man are illustrated.

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Plot Keywords:

science | rocket | rocket launching | v2 | space exploration | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1955 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

ABC originally broadcast this episode in black and white.

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Connections

Features By Rocket to the Moon (1929)

User Reviews

Still tells it well.

This movie does a great job of explaining the problems that we faced and the fears that we had before we put man into space. As a history of space flight, it is still used today in classrooms that can get one of the rare prints of it. Disney has shown it on "Vault Disney" and I wish they would do so again.