Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon poster

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon( 1967)

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Overview

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...

    Top Billed Cast

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      Burl Ives

      Phineas T. Barnum

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      Troy Donahue

      Gaylord Sullivan

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      Gert Fröbe

      Professor Siegfried von Bulow

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      Hermione Gingold

      Angelica

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      Lionel Jeffries

      Sir Charles Dillworthy

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      Dennis Price

      The Duke of Barset

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      Daliah Lavi

      Madelaine

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      Stratford Johns

      Warrant Officer

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      Graham Stark

      Bertram Grundle

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      Terry-Thomas

      Captain Sir Harry Washington-Smythe

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      Renate von Holt

      Anna Lindstrom

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      Jimmy Clitheroe

      General Tom Thumb

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      Judy Cornwell

      Lady Electra

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      Joachim Teege

      Joachim Bulgeroff

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      Edward de Souza

      Henri

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      Joan Sterndale-Bennett

      Queen Victoria

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      Allan Cuthbertson

      Colonel Scuttling - Scotland Yard Man

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      Derek Francis

      Puddleby

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      Anthony Woodruff

      Announcer

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      Hugh Walters

      Carruthers

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      Donald Bisset

      Jack Flood

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      Cecil Nash

      Chambers

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      Vernon Hayden

      Mr. Brown

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      John Franklyn

      Railway Guard

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      Harry Brogan

      Professor Dingle

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      Derek Young

      French Officer of the Guard

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Feb 26 2023
    I was rather disappointed with this comedy drama. Despite having a cast of solid and experienced British stalwarts as well as a few visitors from across the pond, it comes across as a sort of hybrid of "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956) and "Mouse on the Moon" (1963) with neither the charm nor the fun of either. It all starts as Queen Victoria manages to destroy the all-electric home of the "Duke of Barset" (Dennis Price) before inaugurating the suspension bridge of acclaimed engineer "Sir Charles Dillworthy" (Lionel Jeffries) right into the gorge it was supposed to span. Meantime, Phineas T....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • moon
    • space race