A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery
Written by:
Orville H. Hampton
Kurt Neumann
Dalton Trumbo
Directed by:
Kurt Neumann
Release Date:
June 2, 1950
Original Title:
Rocketship X-M
Alternate Titles:
Rocket Ship X-M
Ракета Х-М
Genres:
Adventure | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
Lippert Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
IT: T US: NR
Runtime: 77
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on Rocketship X-M or "Rocketship eXploration Moon". A spacecraft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on Mars. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. The scientists determined that an atomic war destroyed most of the Martians. Those that survived reverted to a caveman like existence.
Astronauts (Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery, Noah Beery, Jr., and Hugh O'Brien) blast off to explore the moon. Because of craft malfunction and some fuel calculations, they end up landing on Mars. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. The scientists determine that an atomic war destroyed most of the Martians (who surprisingly look like humans). Those that survived reverted to a caveman-like existence.
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Assistant Director:
Frank Heath
Dialogue:
Orville H. Hampton
Director:
Kurt Neumann
Director of Photography:
Karl Struss
Editor:
Harry Gerstad
Executive Producer:
Murray Lerner
Makeup Artist:
Don L. Cash
Original Music Composer:
Ferde Grofé Sr.
Producer:
Kurt Neumann
Production Design:
Theobold Holsopple
Production Manager:
Mike Matney
Betty Sinclair
Property Master:
Lou Asher
Second Unit Cinematographer:
Frank Heath
Set Decoration:
Clarence Steensen
Sound Engineer:
Tom Lambert
Special Effects:
Don Stewart
Writer:
Kurt Neumann
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