An international team embarks on an expedition to the moon in an uncommonly spacious rocketship. There they encounter a faceless alien intelligence who conclude that the human race is too immature and dangerous and must be destroyed.
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| Ken Clark | ... |
Capt. John Anderson
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| Michi Kobi | ... |
Dr. Hideko Murata
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| Tom Conway | ... |
Dr. Feodor Orloff
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| Anthony Dexter | ... |
Dr. Luis Vargas
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| John Wengraf | ... |
Dr. Erich Heinrich
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| Robert Montgomery Jr. | ... |
Roddy Murdock
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Phillip Baird | ... |
Dr. William Rochester
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Richard Weber | ... |
Dr. David Ruskin
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| Muzaffer Tema | ... |
Dr. Selim Hamid
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| Roger Til | ... |
Dr. Etienne Martel
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Cory Devlin | ... |
Dr. Asmara Markonen
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| Anna-Lisa | ... |
Dr. Sigrid Bomark
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| Francis X. Bushman | ... |
Secretary General of the International Space Order
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Directed by
| David Bradley | ||
Written by
| Fred Gebhardt | ... | (story) |
| DeWitt Bodeen | ... | (screenplay) (as De Witt Bodeen) |
Produced by
| Thom E. Fox | ... | associate producer |
| Fred Gebhardt | ... | producer |
Music by
| Michael Andersen | ||
Cinematography by
| John Alton | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Edward Mann | ||
Art Direction by
| Rudi Feld | ||
Set Decoration by
| John Burton | ||
Production Management
| Joel Freeman | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gil Mandelik | ... | assistant director (as Gilbert Mandelik) |
Sound Department
| Herman Lewis | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| E. Nicholson | ... | additional special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eugene Testera | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Michael Andersen | ... | conductor |
Additional Crew
| Ronald Grant | ... | technical story advisor |
| Ned Roberts | ... | assistant to producer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1960) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1960) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1961) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD) (Vintage Sci-Fi 6 Movie Collection)
- Shout! Factory (2016) (United States) (DVD) (MST3K version)
- Films sans Frontières (2012) (World-wide) (video)
Special Effects
- Howard Anderson Digital Effects (special photographic effects)
Other Companies
- Ryder Sound Services (sound)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An international, multi-racial, men and two women crew of scientists, monkeys, cats, and of course they take a Cocker Spaniel to the moon, end up in an unexpected position of saving the entire earth from an alien deep-freeze weapon. With an obvious short budget, we're expected to believe they have some type of invisible air-tight face mask on their football helmet looking spacesuits. Made within a few years of the real first moon mission, the launch from earth is at least fairly true to life. We never however, find out how or if they return to earth; no splashdown here, but some amusing scenarios for sci-fi fans. |
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Box Office
| Budget | $150,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The spaceship's communication device is a modified film editing machine (Movieola). See more » |
| Goofs | During the meteor shower, a crewman calls out coordinates ".7 and 5/10ths", which is mathematical nonsense. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 12 to the Moon (1966). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Lynch Fever See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The "starring" cast credits are shown against a background of stars. Each name seems to zoom outward from the center of the screen, like meteors in a shower; but as each one appears it stops and remains onscreen until all 12 names are visible simultaneously. Ken Clark's name is the first shown, followed in order by Michi Kobi, Tom Conway, Tony Dexter, John Wengraf, Bob Montgomery Jr., Phillip Baird, Richard Weber, Tema Bey, Roger Til, Cory Devlin, and "and Anna-Lisa"; but when they have all settled in their places, the first row of names has Clark, Baird, Dexter, Til, Conway; the second row has Devlin, Bey, Montgomery, Wengraf; and the third row has Kobi, Anna-Lisa, Weber. Francis X. Bushman's name appears on a second screen as a "guest star". See more » |
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Dr. Feodor Orloff:
There seems to be something unusual under here. Clear these rocks away. Dr. Feodor Orloff: Careful, you fools, careful. Don't damage it. See more » |