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Woman in the Moon

Original title: Frau im Mond
  • 19291929
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.5K
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Woman in the Moon (1929)
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Fritz Lang
  • Writers
    • Thea von Harbou(script by)
    • Fritz Lang(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Willy Fritsch
    • Gerda Maurus
    • Klaus Pohl
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fritz Lang
  • Writers
    • Thea von Harbou(script by)
    • Fritz Lang(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Willy Fritsch
    • Gerda Maurus
    • Klaus Pohl
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Willy Fritsch and Gustav von Wangenheim in Woman in the Moon (1929)
    Willy Fritsch in Woman in the Moon (1929)
    Willy Fritsch and Gustl Gstettenbaur in Woman in the Moon (1929)
    Willy Fritsch and Gerda Maurus in Woman in the Moon (1929)
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    Fritz Rasp and Willy Fritsch in Woman in the Moon (1929)

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    Willy Fritsch
    Willy Fritsch
    • Wolf Helius
    Gerda Maurus
    Gerda Maurus
    • Friede Velten - Astronomy Student
    Klaus Pohl
    Klaus Pohl
    • Professor Georg Manfeldt
    Fritz Rasp
    Fritz Rasp
    • The Man Calling Self Walter Turner
    Gustl Gstettenbaur
    Gustl Gstettenbaur
    • Gustav
    • (as Gustl Stark-Gstettenbaur)
    Gustav von Wangenheim
    Gustav von Wangenheim
    • Hans Windegger - Engineer
    • (as Gustav v. Wangenheim)
    Tilla Durieux
    • Fünf Gehirne und Scheckbücher
    Margarete Kupfer
    Margarete Kupfer
    • Frau Hippolt, Haushälterin bei Helius
    Alexa von Porembsky
    • Eine Veilchenverkäuferin
    • (as Alexa v. Porembska)
    Gerhard Dammann
    • Der Werkmeister der Helius-Flugwerften
    • (as Dammann)
    Heinrich Gotho
    • Der Mieter vom II. Stock
    • (as Gotho)
    Alfred Loretto
    • Zwei eindeutige Existenzen
    • (as Loretto)
    Max Maximilian
    • Grotjan, Chauffeur bei Helius
    • (as Maximilian)
    Edgar Pauly
    • Zwei eindeutige Existenzen
    • (as Pauly)
    Karl Platen
    • Der Mann am Mikrophon
    • (as Platen)
    Mahmud Terja Bey
    • Fünf Gehirne und Scheckbücher
    • (as Terja Bey)
    Hermann Vallentin
    Hermann Vallentin
    • Fünf Gehirne und Scheckbücher
    • (as Vallentin)
    Borwin Walth
    • Fünf Gehirne und Scheckbücher
    • (as Walth)
    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Thea von Harbou(script by) (the novel "Frau im Mond" by)
      • Fritz Lang(screenplay) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      This film shows the first countdown to the launch of a rocket - not just the first one in a movie, but the first ever; it was invented as a dramatic device for the movie. Previously, all launches were begun with a count upward from zero to a designated number (usually ten). Also depicted for the first time are the use of liquid rocket fuel, a rocket with two stages, and zero gravity in space.
    • Goofs
      Dr. Manfeldt's newspaper clipping contains the date "Donnerstag (Thursday) August 17, 1896". That day was actually a Monday.
    • Quotes

      [Opening intertitle]

      The Author: "Never" does not exist for the human mind... only "Not yet."

    • Crazy credits
      Fritz Rasp is billed in the opening credits as "Der Mann, der sich Walter Turner nennt" or "The man who calls himself Walter Turner."
    • Alternate versions
      The film was given a release from Kino Internation on DVD, running a length of 169 minutes. The 2000 restoration runs 200 minutes. The original showing in the United States ran 156 minutes and was later cut to 95 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Heimlich singt für uns die Liebe
      Music by Willy Schmidt-Gentner

      Lyrics by Fritz Rotter

      Sung by Gerda Maurus and Willy Fritsch

    User reviews43

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Not in the same league as Metropolis but still very impressive
    "Frau im mond" is undoubtedly one of the first and most important Sci-Fi movies ever made. Directed by Austrian director Fritz Lang best known for his masterpieces "M" and "Metropolis", it's a story of a half-mad greedy scientist obsessed with the idea of getting gold from the moon and a moon expedition that follows, there is also a love story that goes along. The look of the film is quite impressive, considered that it was made in 1929. Hitler later banned it, because the spaceship featured there was nearly identical to V-2s that were constructed in secrecy by the Third Reich at the time. An early Sci-Fi classic, a must see for any serious Sci-Fi fan. 8/10
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    • Apr 7, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • By Rocket to the Moon
    • Filming locations
      • Marlene-Dietrich-Halle, Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Universum Film (UFA)
      • Fritz Lang-Film
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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