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Man in Space (1955)

09/03/1955 (US)Science Fiction, Documentary, TV Movie51m
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With a combination of documentary footage and animation, the science and history of rockets, and the effects of space travel on man are illustrated.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Dick Tufeld

      Narrator

    2. Walt Disney

      Walt Disney

      Self

    3. Ward Kimball

      Self

    4. Wernher von Braun

      Wernher von Braun

      Self

    5. Willy Ley

      Self

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Nov 14, 2022

    Looking back on this, 65 years after it was made, it's fascinating to look at just how the world looked at "outer space" in the mid 1950s. Don't be misled by the "Disney" banner - this is still a vaguely scientific enterprise that though introduced by him, is left very much in the hands of narrator Dick Tufeld. He takes us on an interesting journey using animation and actuality to describe the evolution of space travel from the very elementary Chinese rockets through to the envisaged pre-curser of what would eventually turn out to be the NASA shuttle programme. Using some quite creative and am...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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