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12 to the Moon (1960)

1960 · Feature film · 75 min · dir. David Bradley

Ride the Excitement Orbit to the Moon with the First Space Explorers!

  • Science Fiction
  • Adventure

Synopsis

Landed on the moon, Capt. John Anderson and his fellow astronauts quickly find their mission threatened – first by the disappearance of two team members, then by a troubling interaction with aliens who appear to be living within the moon itself. The aliens have weapons that could plunge parts of Earth into another ice age, and they're aiming for the United States.

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Details

Director
David Bradley
Writer
DeWitt Bodeen
Composer
Michael Andersen
Cinematography
John Alton
Studio
Columbia Pictures, Luna Productions Inc.
Released
1960-02-03
Running time
75 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · 12 to the Moon (1960) · gary proffitt · 2023-09-24

12 to the Moon is a 1960 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced and written by Fred Gebhardt, directed by David Bradley and starring Ken Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway and Anna-Lisa. The film was distributed in the U.S. by Columbia Pictures as a double feature with either Battle in Outer Space or 13 Ghosts, depending on the local film market. 12 to the Moon was novelized by Fred Gebhardt under the pen name Robert A. Wise and published in 1961. Gebhardt also wrote the film's original story. Plot Earth's International Space Order prepares for its first…

★ · 12 to the Moon · JoeyBrooklyn · 2024-02-20

Prefer Black & White. Things are not always just made a certain way due to lack of technology. Casablanca and other great, classic iconic films would lose much of their feel and message if made in color. Some things are to be left as they were. An elephant should have a trunk. An ant should have 6 legs (tarsi). The earth should revolve. Whiskey should be alcoholic. The more we try to change everything the more everything loses it's flavor. How truly boring we've become.

★ · What a Stinker · Thrgfr · 2024-02-27

Color, schmolor, this movie is lousy any way you want to color it. The $150,000 spent should have been donated to charity

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