Conquest of Space (1955)

Directed by

Byron Haskin

Genre

drama film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

12

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five astronauts fly a rocket from a space station to Mars. They face problems with their equipment and tensions among the crew.

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What happens

Conquest of Space is a 1955 American Technicolor science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, and Mickey Shaughnessy. The story concerns the first interplanetary flight to Mars, carrying a crew of five, and launched from Earth orbit near "The Wheel", humankind's first space station. On their long journey they encounter various dangers, both from within and without, that nearly destroy the mission. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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