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Woman in the Moon is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Fritz Lang released in USA on 6 february 1931 with Klaus Pohl
Woman in the Moon (1929)
Frau im Mond
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 6 february 1931
Length 2h36
Directed by Fritz Lang
OriginGerman
Themes Space adventure films, Sur la Lune, Films based on science fiction novels, Space opera, Sur la Lune
Rating71%
Woman in the Moon (German Frau im Mond) is a science fiction silent film that premiered 15 October 1929. It is often considered to be one of the first "serious" science fiction films. It was written and directed by Fritz Lang, based on the novel Die Frau im Mond (1928, translated as The Woman to the Moon in 1930) by his collaborator Thea von Harbou, his wife at the time. It was released in the USA as By Rocket to the Moon and in the UK as Woman in the Moon. The basics of rocket travel were presented to a mass audience for the first time by this film, including the use of a multi-stage rocket.
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The film is a melodrama with scientific speculation. Helius (Willy Fritsch) is an entrepreneur with an interest in space travel. He seeks out Professor Mannfeldt (Klaus Pohl), a visionary who has written a treatise on the likelihood of finding gold on the moon, only to be ridiculed by his peers. Helius recognizes the value of Mannfeldt's work, but a gang of evil businessmen have also taken an interest in Mannfeldt's theories.Actors
Klaus Pohl
(Georg Manfeldt)
Willy Fritsch
(Wolf Helius)
Gerda Maurus
(Friede Velten)
Gustav von Wangenheim
(Hans Windegger)
Fritz Rasp
(Walt Turner)
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