12 to the Moon (1960) on Netflix
Earth's International Space Order sends twelve scientists to the moon to claim it as international territory, with American John Anderson in command. National tensions flare during the flight.
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Plot summary
Twelve people leave Earth aboard Lunar Eagle 1, sent by the International Space Order to claim the moon as international territory. Ten men and two women, scientists of different specialties, crew the ship under American commander John Anderson, with a small menagerie that includes two cats. National tensions flare during the flight: Feodor Orloff claims the Soviets invented every scientific advance, and David Ruskin warns him that the Soviet Union should not try to dominate Israel as it has dominated his native Poland. David admires fellow astronaut Erich Heinrich. The flight lasts 27 hours.
Cast
- Robert Montgomery Jr.as Roddy Murdock (as Bob Montgomery Jr.)
- Phillip Bairdas Dr. William Rochester
- Richard Weberas Dr. David Ruskin
- Roger Tilas Dr. Etienne Martel
- Cory Devlinas Dr. Asmara Markonen
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about 12 to the Moon (1960)
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- 12 to the Moon was shot in only seven or eight days, and the entire film was budgeted at $150,000, with production at Hollywood's California Studios from April through June 1959.
- Director David Bradley fought over the re-editing of 12 to the Moon, the independent production Columbia purchased in August 1959 intending to rush it into release.
