12 to the Moon 63 years old

Ride the Excitement Orbit to the Moon with the First Space Explorers!

12 to the Moon

A group of twelve international scientists are the first to land on the moon. In their exploration of the surface, they run into all kinds of trouble, including threatening messages from alien life forms residing on the moon. Just a short nine years before the historic moon landing, this film's understanding of the science of space exploration is fantastically simplistic, but this well-made science fiction film holds interest with a strong cast and intriguingly strange events, photographed with great style by John Alton. Ken Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway, John Wengraf, and Robert Montgomery Jr. portray the intrepid scientists.

Credits

12 to the Moon Cast

Name Character
Anthony Dexter was 47, 88 years old when died as Dr. Luis Vargas
Francis X. Bushman He was 77, 83 years old when he died as Secretary General of the International Space Order
Michi Kobi She was 35, 91 years old when she died as Dr. Hideko Murata
Ken Clark He was 33, 81 years old when he died as Capt. John Anderson
Tom Conway He was 55, 62 years old when he died as Dr. Feodor Orloff
Robert Montgomery, Jr. as Roddy Murdock
Phillip Baird as Dr. William Rochester
Richard Weber He was 7, now 71 years old as Dr. David Ruskin
Muzaffer Tema He was 40, 92 years old when he died as Dr. Selim Hamid
Anna-Lisa She was 27, now 91 years old as Dr. Sigrid Bomark
John Wengraf He was 63, 77 years old when he died as Dr. Erich Heinrich

12 to the Moon Crew

Name Department
Edward Mann as Editor. He was 37 (72) years old when He died Editing
DeWitt Bodeen as Screenplay. He was 51 (79) years old when He died Writing
John Alton as Director of Photography. He was 58 (94) years old when He died Camera
Fred Gebhardt as Producer. He was 32 (72) years old when He died Production
Fred Gebhardt as Story. He was 32 (72) years old when He died Writing
Rudi Feld as Art Direction. He was 62 (96) years old when He died Art
David Bradley as Director. He was 18 (55) years old when He died Directing
Michael Andersen as Original Music Composer. He was 13 (now 50) years old Sound
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12 to the Moon (63 years)

Ride the Excitement Orbit to the Moon with the First Space Explorers!

  • Release day: Friday, June 10, 1960
  • Runtime: 74 minutes