George Pal's movie directing career began in the 1930s. He was a leading Hollywood proponent of science fiction and fantasy special effects in the late 1940s through the mid 1960s. His production of Destination Moon was released in 1950, years before spaceflight actually began. Think of the greatest sci-fi movies of the 50s and one name keeps hitting the headlines - that of GEORGE PAL, visionary producer of such classics as:
Conquest of Space 1955 War of the Worlds 1953 When Worlds Collide 1951 and DESTINATION MOON 1950.
When production on Destination Moon began in 1949, everything about the project was state of the art. The film's astronomical visions were realized by Chesley Bonestell, whose artwork virtually defined the look of space travel at the dawn of the rocket era. Destination Moon is even noted in NASA's official timeline of space-travel history, and almost inevitably won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. One of the earliest sci-fi films about the first moon expedition and the terrors of outer space.
Conquest of Space 1955 War of the Worlds 1953 When Worlds Collide 1951 and DESTINATION MOON 1950.
When production on Destination Moon began in 1949, everything about the project was state of the art. The film's astronomical visions were realized by Chesley Bonestell, whose artwork virtually defined the look of space travel at the dawn of the rocket era. Destination Moon is even noted in NASA's official timeline of space-travel history, and almost inevitably won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. One of the earliest sci-fi films about the first moon expedition and the terrors of outer space.