Conquest of Space
by Byron Haskin
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Actor: Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, Phil Foster, Walter Brooke, William RedfieldDirector: Byron Haskin
Brand: BROOKE,WALTER
Writer: Barr? Lyndon
Writer: Chesley Bonestell
Writer: George Worthing Yates
Writer: James O'Hanlon
Writer: Philip Yordan
Writer: Wernher von Braun
Writer: Willy Ley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 81 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-10-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of Conquest of Space
DVD Review: Tangerine Sands and Black Volcanic Boulders
Summary: 4 Stars
Space station built! What next? Go to the Moon or to Mars? In this 1954 movie, it's Mars first!
Spaceship One has three components: a large sweptback wing, an Earth-return rocket mounted on top, and an Earth-to-Mars booster attached to its end. Crew capacity: 5.
Mission: Fire Earth-to-Mars booster to obtain a Mars intercept trajectory. Before entering atmosphere, eject booster, brake with wing rockets, glide to a landing, erect the return rocket, and begin a resource survey. On return day, launch into Earth intercept trajectory. Upon nearing Earth, brake into the station's orbit.
General Merritt: command pilot. Responsible for the construction of the space station and the spaceship.
Captain Merritt: copilot. The general's son wanted to go back to Earth, but the Mars mission changed his mind.
Sergeants Imoto (geologist), Siegle (electronics specialist), and Fodor (medical specialist) complete the crew.
Sergeant Major Mahoney: responsible for crew selectees. Devoted to General Merritt. Concerned about dental hygiene.
Warning! Do not float from the shuttle to the station; you will probably miss. Do not remove gloves on Mars; you will lose consciousness. Do not fill a water tank with Martian snow; it may be carbon dioxide. And, most importantly, do not board a Mars bound spaceship if anyone shows signs of space fatigue. Such a person could be a grave risk to ship and crew.
In summary, Conquest of Space is an excellent movie. It is pure science fiction with reasonable extrapolations of science and technology into the future of 1954. The sets, special effects, and acting are excellent.
Picture: excellent. No cropping. Sound: excellent. Volume: typical.
If you prefer to go to the Moon first, check out: Project Moonbase Project Moonbase .
DVD Review: great movies
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for a ward of mine and he loved it. He just came home from the nursing home and these were gifts for the great job he did on learning how to walk again.DVD Review: "How far is too far?"
Summary: 5 Stars
Based on a 1949 book - The Conquest of Space - written by Willy Ley and illustrated by Chesley Bonestell, producer George Pal delivers an intense Sci-Fi adventure of survival on an inhospitable planet.
The mission to Mars psychologically destroys one astronaut and causes a chasm with harsh accusations amongst some crew members But there is also a slim ray of hope and optimism due to a seed being planted in the rugged environment. And the questions surrounding how history is written and the creation of heroes takes flight in the end. The special effects are outstanding.
Released in 1955, the movie is a classic merging of real science with a fascinating gaze to the stars, but with the physical limits of each astronaut being stretched to the breaking point.
DVD Review: Sci-Fi
Summary: 4 Stars
When I was a kid they used to run Sci-Fi and horror movies on Saturday mornings. Some were truly excellent such as The Thing, or The Day The Earth Stood Still. Other times, they were frankly pretty cheesy. Still, when your a kid that's part of their charm. The special effects here weren't half bad for it's day. I think that this film should be in every serious sci-fi buffs collection. Speaking of cult classics, here's a hot tip: Amazon has "An Occurence At Owl Creek Bridge"!! You haven't seen it? It's the one short film that will haunt you for life. SEE IT!DVD Review: Conquest of Space
Summary: 4 Stars
Seller gave me very good, very prompt and efficient service -- thank you!! The movie's dated but still a lot of fun, rating AAA++++.
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CONQUEST OF SPACE introduces a group of men brought together to construct an innovative robot to explore the depths of Mars. Located on a space wheel 500 miles above the Earth, commander Samuel Merritt (Walter Brooke) and his men (including Eric Fleming and Benson Fong) struggle to complete the mission when aggression within the group begins to surface.General DVDs
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