Woman in the Moon (1929)

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A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.

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Cast & Crew

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Director:

Fritz Lang

Writers:

Thea von Harbou (script by), Thea von Harbou (the novel "Frau im Mond" by)
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Awards

1 nomination.

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26 November 2007 | shanejamesbordas
7
| Overstretched But Gorgeous
Let's face it – 'Woman in the Moon' is hardly one of the great Fritz Lang's best efforts: far, far too long, badly paced, ludicrously over-melodramatic and just plain silly. Nevertheless, it contains prescient details in regards to space travel and (as should be expected) looks absolutely fabulous. Lang even made claims that this was the first film to feature a rocket launch countdown and who are we to question him? One thing you can be certain of is that going to the moon would never again look so stylish. Even though this is the tail end of Lang's classic silent period, those who love films like 'Dr. Mabuse' and 'Spies' will still find much to enjoy here.

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Trivia

German rocket scientist Hermann Oberth was hired by the studio to create a flying model of the Friede (the rocket in the movie) to launch from northern Germany on the day of the release as a publicity stunt. However, Oberth pulled out of the deal because the rocket was not working, and undue pressure from the director was causing too many frayed nerves.

Quotes

Stud. astr. Friede Velten: Helius is convinced that he'll find water with the divining rod!
Ingenieur Hans Windegger: The only thing we're going to find on the moon is... Death.

Goofs

Dr. Manfeldt's newspaper clipping contains the date "Donnerstag (Thursday) August 17, 1896". That day was actually a Monday.

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.

Soundtracks

Heimlich singt für uns die Liebe
Music by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Lyrics by Fritz Rotter
Sung by Gerda Maurus and Willy Fritsch

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Plot Summary

Genres

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Details

Release Date:

6 February 1931

Language

None, German

Country of Origin

Germany

Filming Locations

Marlene-Dietrich-Halle, Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

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