From the Earth to the Moon
1958 · 101 MIN · IMDB 5.1 · 1,870 VOTES · DIR. Byron Haskin
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,248 lines
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00:01:27 The fantastic adventure began that night
00:06:08 did not make that war.
00:08:56 Look here, Victor.
00:13:11 Uh... pardon my being so blunt, sir
00:16:10 The mere rumor of such a fearsome explosive
00:21:19 I estimate the wind at, uh... oh, 10 miles an hour
00:27:55 I have been instructed to inform you
00:31:22 Mr. Barbicane, the power of a cannon to escape the gravity of the Earth
00:34:50 I've corrupted the very name of science.
00:38:59 Balls of fire, to be so close.
00:42:34 A speck of it no larger than a grain of rice
00:46:46 This is the beginning of something that man has dreamed about
00:54:00 Either we shall be staring straight into the heart of the universe
01:01:25 It's true.
01:06:35 Father, I'm all right.
01:09:58 But by all means, be hopeful.
01:14:40 Making any progress?
01:18:55 Go on.
01:21:38 Since I have unknowingly sacrificed your life, Virginia
01:25:22 That's odd. Mine's stopped, too.
01:29:39 The magnets will disengage.
01:32:39 I'll plant one of these on the Moon.
01:36:26 So would Victor Barbicane.
04:02:03 latitude north
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,248
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:01:27
Final line04:02:03
Production Record
DirectorByron Haskin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,870