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4.9/10
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An astronaut crew on their way to the Moon are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end up on Mars instead.An astronaut crew on their way to the Moon are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end up on Mars instead.An astronaut crew on their way to the Moon are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end up on Mars instead.
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- 1 nomination
Patrick Aherne
- Reporter #1
- (as Patrick Ahern)
Kathy Marlowe
- Reporter
- (as Katherine Marlowe)
Tom Coleman
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
James Conaty
- Doctor Taking Lisa's Blood Pressure
- (uncredited)
Sam Harris
- Reporter at Press Briefing
- (uncredited)
Judd Holdren
- Reporter #3
- (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Barry Norton
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Director
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- TriviaThis movie contained a sequence showing the consequences of atomic war on Mars, and how it had destroyed the once advanced Martian civilization. This is one of the first times a movie showed the dangers of atomic war, and might have actually been the first.
- GoofsIt is mentioned that the gravity on Mars is 1/2 of that on Earth. Martian gravity is actually 38% of that on Earth. The rocks thrown by the cavemen would not be nearly as dangerous as posed.
- Quotes
Harry: From this distance it would only appear a mere speck.
Major Corrigan: A mere speck? *Texas* a mere speck?
- Alternate versionsIn the original theatrical version, the Mars scenes were tinted pink/red.
- ConnectionsEdited into Lost Continent (1951)
Featured review
I've seen some scenes from this movie in a documentary about 50's sci fi movies called Watch the skies. Directors such as George Lucas, Spielberg or James Cameron talked in this film about his favorite sci fi films and Rocketship X-M was one of their favorite ones. So, i decided to downloaded it from Edonkey, because i live in Peru, and here is IMPOSSIBLE to find this kind of films. Unfortunately, i saw the film without Spanish subtitles, so, i didn't understand the dialogs well. Despite that, i think the plot is quite understandable. The tragic ending is great and the vision that the producers of this film had, 17 years before the first trip to the moon and even 6 years before Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the space, makes this an essential film. The plot may be not so "scientific", but i think is an unforgettable film. I could see this film again in a TV channel or in a cinema.
- fernandopinzas
- Mar 22, 2006
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- Journey into the Unknown
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- Budget
- $94,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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