Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane's arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl's daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.
Unfortunately the movie From the Earth to the Moon is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Robert Blees | Screenplay |
Directing | Byron Haskin | Director |
Writing | James Leicester | Screenplay |
Writing | Jules Verne | Novel |
Editing | James Leicester | Supervising Editor |
Art | Hal Wilson Cox | Production Design |
Crew | Lee Zavitz | Special Effects Coordinator |
Sound | Weldon Coe | Sound |
Production | Benedict Bogeaus | Producer |
Sound | Louis Forbes | Original Music Composer |
Costume & Make-Up | Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
Camera | Edwin B. DuPar | Director of Photography |
Crew | Albert Simpson | Special Effects |