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Rocketship X-M

1950 · 77 min

A earnest, talky space adventure that turns somber and eerie, mixing vintage sci-fi wonder with a bleak cautionary chill.

Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Genres
Science fiction, Adventure
Starring
Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery
Tagline
The screen's first story of man's conquest of space!
Overview
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on Rocketship X-M or "Rocketship eXploration Moon". A spacecraft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on Mars. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. The scientists determine that an atomic war destroyed most of the Martians. Those that survived reverted to a caveman like existence.

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Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Genres
Science fiction, Adventure
Starring
Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • survival
  • war
  • death
  • fate
Places
  • space
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
science fiction, adventure
Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Written by
Kurt Neumann
Starring
Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery, Noah Beery Jr., Hugh O'Brian, Morris Ankrum, Patrick Aherne, Sherry Moreland
Music
Ferde Grofé Sr.
Cinematography
Karl Struss
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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