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
00:06:03 since the end of the war between the states.
00:08:39 It's a process...
00:12:56 You, uh, wrote me a letter
00:15:34 and the guile of a serpent
00:19:10 Personal conflicts, almost fatal
00:26:59 by the presence of many important personages
00:30:30 For a variety of reasons
00:33:06 But you may never reveal the reason for your decision.
00:37:06 I'm prepared to offer a million.
00:41:35 To shoot a projectile to the Moon, yes.
00:44:38 that once we start to pour...
00:48:09 Know me better now, Ben...
00:56:04 sucked from the tube immediately.
01:03:09 The gyro.
01:08:27 I shall have done you in.
01:11:36 If we time this properly
01:15:53 I'm sure he did.
01:20:02 Von Metz has told us
01:22:09 It wouldn't have mattered whether they are ready for it or not.
01:26:34 Cut the power, Mr. Barbicane! Stop the reactor!
01:29:59 even when there's no choice.
01:33:28 how he did in the second.
01:36:43 we'll know how to deal with it, too.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,248
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:01:27
Final line01:36:43
Production Record
DirectorByron Haskin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,870