Underplayed Gems

12 to the Moon (1960)

12 to the Moon poster
Directed by
David Bradley
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
2.8 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A multinational crew of twelve astronauts flies to the moon. They encounter a hostile alien intelligence that threatens the mission.

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What happens

12 to the Moon is a 1960 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced and written by Fred Gebhardt, directed by David Bradley, and starring Ken Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway, and Anna-Lisa. The film was distributed in the U.S. on June 10, 1960, by Columbia Pictures as a double feature with the Japanese film Battle in Outer Space (1959). In some areas it played with either 13 Ghosts (1960) or The Electronic Monster (1958). 12 to the Moon was novelized by Fred Gebhardt under the pen name Robert A. Wise and published in 1961. Gebhardt also wrote the film's original story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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