Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967) on Netflix
NR19671h 59mAdventureComedyFantasy
When Phineas T. Barnum's show burns down, he takes General Tom Thumb to England. There Professor Siegfried von Bulow proposes firing a projectile at the Moon, and Barnum sees money in it.
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Plot summary
Phineas T. Barnum's show burns to the ground in America, and he crosses the Atlantic with General Tom Thumb, his star performer. A lecture by Professor Siegfried von Bulow, who proposes firing a projectile at the Moon with his new explosive, is laughed at, but Barnum sees a paying attraction and starts hunting for backers for a giant cannon. Money comes in from around the world, though the craft that Sir Charles Dillworthy designs offers no way home. Barnum then meets Gaylord Sullivan, an American aeronaut who has run off with Madelaine on her wedding day, and who claims to have designed a projectile with round-trip rockets. Henri, the Frenchman she left behind, offers to pay for it if Gaylord takes Tom Thumb's place, and the venture draws spies and saboteurs.
Cast
- Renate von Holtas Anna Lindstrom
- Jimmy Clitheroeas General Tom Thumb
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon was first announced with Bing Crosby as Phineas T. Barnum and Senta Berger, but Burl Ives and Daliah Lavi took those roles and Lionel Jeffries replaced Wilfred Hyde-White.
- As the cast of the film grew, the cost exceeded the original budget and the script was rewritten to fit stars who could raise finance; director Don Sharp said the tight 100-minute comedy "got unwieldy".
