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A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.
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Gustl Gstettenbaur
- Gustav
- (as Gustl Stark-Gstettenbaur)
Gustav von Wangenheim
- Hans Windegger - Engineer
- (as Gustav v. Wangenheim)
Alexa von Porembsky
- Eine Veilchenverkäuferin
- (as Alexa v. Porembska)
Heinrich Gotho
- Der Mieter vom II. Stock
- (as Gotho)
Alfred Loretto
- Zwei eindeutige Existenzen
- (as Loretto)
Max Maximilian
- Grotjan, Chauffeur bei Helius
- (as Maximilian)
Edgar Pauly
- Zwei eindeutige Existenzen
- (as Pauly)
Karl Platen
- Der Mann am Mikrophon
- (as Platen)
Mahmud Terja Bey
- Fünf Gehirne und Scheckbücher
- (as Terja Bey)
Hermann Vallentin
- Fünf Gehirne und Scheckbücher
- (as Vallentin)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film shows the first countdown to the launch of a rocket - not just the first one in a movie, but the first ever. It was invented as a dramatic device for the movie. Previously, all launches were begun with a count upward from zero to a designated number (usually ten). Also depicted for the first time are the use of liquid rocket fuel, a rocket with two stages, and zero gravity in space.
- GoofsWhen Helius listens for Friede's heartbeat, fearing that the launch may have killed her, we can see her breathing heavily.
- Quotes
[Opening intertitle]
The Author: "Never" does not exist for the human mind... only "Not yet."
- Crazy creditsFritz Rasp is billed in the opening credits as "Der Mann, der sich Walter Turner nennt" or "The man who calls himself Walter Turner."
- Alternate versionsThe film was given a release from Kino Internation on DVD, running a length of 169 minutes. The 2000 restoration runs 200 minutes. The original showing in the United States ran 156 minutes and was later cut to 95 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (1999)
- SoundtracksHeimlich singt für uns die Liebe
Music by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Lyrics by Fritz Rotter
Sung by Gerda Maurus and Willy Fritsch
Featured review
Truly the first serious space movie
As Martin Sheen said in the fine documentary "Space," this movie deals seriously with almost every aspect of a flight to the moon. It makes some dreadful errors that, even in 1929, could and should have been avoided (an atmosphere on the moon, for example). But, it nevertheless treats the subject and the viewer with respect. When I saw this movie at a New York revival house, a live pianist provided the silent film's accompaniment. I encourage you to see it this way, as that somehow made it even easier to put myself in the place of an early 20'th century filmgoer, and see this fine movie for what it was. The story is light, but the beckoning mystery of outer space is captured in a way that will make you feel you know something more than you used to about the people who made, and first saw, these images. And, when you do, remember that real space flight was 30 _years_ away. (Later, you might ponder that the first lunar landing is now _more_ than 30 years ago, but do that after you enjoy this sweet look at, as Fred Pohl put it in another, related, context, "the way the future was.")
One extra bit of advice: Keep your ears open at the moment of launch. All of the effects in this movie are, naturally, simple and gray-haired. Nevertheless, when the rocket actually took off, my audience gave an audible reaction because, I think, Lang decided to emphasize an aspect of what a rocket is, and what it can do, that virtually all later film-makers have decided to ignore. They should see this movie, and learn a little something.
One extra bit of advice: Keep your ears open at the moment of launch. All of the effects in this movie are, naturally, simple and gray-haired. Nevertheless, when the rocket actually took off, my audience gave an audible reaction because, I think, Lang decided to emphasize an aspect of what a rocket is, and what it can do, that virtually all later film-makers have decided to ignore. They should see this movie, and learn a little something.
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- pro_crustes
- Jul 23, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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