From the Earth to the Moon 65 years old
The Amazing Story of the Boldest Adventure Dared by Man!
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.
Credits
From the Earth to the Moon Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George Sanders He was 52, 65 years old when he died | as Stuyvesant Nicholl |
| Robert Clarke He was 38, 85 years old when he died | as Narrator (voice) |
| Joseph Cotten He was 53, 88 years old when he died | as Victor Barbicane |
| Ludwig Stössel He was 75, 89 years old when he died | as Aldo Von Metz |
| Patric Knowles He was 47, 84 years old when he died | as Josef Cartier |
| Melville Cooper He was 62, 76 years old when he died | as Bancroft |
| Debra Paget She was 25, now 91 years old | as Virginia Nicholl |
| Morris Ankrum He was 62, 68 years old when he died | as President Ulysses S. Grant |
| Henry Daniell He was 64, 69 years old when he died | as Morgana |
| Les Tremayne He was 45, 90 years old when he died | as Countdown Announcer |
| Carl Esmond He was 56, 102 years old when he died | as Jules Verne |
| Don Dubbins He was 30, 63 years old when he died | as Ben Sharpe |
From the Earth to the Moon Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jules Verne as Novel. He was 130 (77) years old when He died | Writing |
| Gwen Wakeling as Costume Design. She was 57 (81) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Byron Haskin as Director. He was 59 (84) years old when He died | Directing |
| Robert Blees as Screenplay. He was 40 (96) years old when He died | Writing |
| Benedict Bogeaus as Producer. He was 54 (64) years old when He died | Production |
| James Leicester as Supervising Editor. | Editing |
| James Leicester as Screenplay. | Writing |
| Edwin B. DuPar as Director of Photography. He was 73 (76) years old when He died | Camera |
| Louis Forbes as Original Music Composer. He was 56 (78) years old when He died | Sound |
| Lee Zavitz as Special Effects Coordinator. He was 54 (72) years old when He died | Crew |
From the Earth to the Moon (65 years)
The Amazing Story of the Boldest Adventure Dared by Man!
- Release day: Wednesday, November 26, 1958
- Runtime: 101 minutes