

From the Earth to the Moon (1958) is a science fiction, adventure directed by Byron Haskin rated 5.3/10.
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: 1958-11-26
Duration: 1h 41m
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure
Country: United States of America
Director: Byron Haskin
Writer: Robert Blees, James Leicester
Cast: Joseph Cotten, George Sanders, Debra Paget, Don Dubbins
Production: Waverly Productions, RKO Radio Pictures
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