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From the Earth to the Moon

Where:

The Moon

When:

The 1860s

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.

Released in 1958 — 101 minutes

Genres:

Science Fiction Adventure Fantasy

Languages:

English Italian