Comedy ·Adventure ·Fantasy · United Kingdom · 1967 · 1h 59m

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon poster
Director
Don Sharp
Cast
Burl Ives as Phineas T. Barnum Troy Donahue as Gaylord Sullivan Gert Fröbe as Professor Siegfried von Bulow Hermione Gingold as Angelica Lionel Jeffries as Sir Charles Dillworthy Dennis Price as The Duke of Barset
Crew
Reginald H. Wyer — Director of Photography John Scott — Original Music Composer Dave Freeman — Writer Harry Alan Towers — Story Harry Alan Towers — Producer
Synopsis

Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts...

Mood & Themes
moonspace race
Key Collaborators
Don Sharp Director Reginald H. Wyer Director of Photography John Scott Original Music Composer Dave Freeman Writer Harry Alan Towers Story Harry Alan Towers Producer
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