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One of the first major films to dwell upon the possibility of space travel, Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond) is, like many of its modern-day counterparts, more successful on a special-eff... read more read more...ects level than it is in terms of character development. The titular female, played by Gerda Maurus (one of the stars of Lang's 1928 classic Spies) joins an extraterrestrial expedition in search of gold on the moon. Among the many prescient aspects of the film is its use of a countdown before blast-off and its depiction of the effects of centrifugal force upon the lunar passengers. Willy Ley, later a leading light of the U.S. space program, served as technical adviser. Reportedly, Adolf Hitler was so overwhelmed by Woman in the Moon that he used the rocket depicted in the film as the prototype for the dreaded V1 and V2 assault missiles. Curiously unavailable during the "Sputnik fever" of the 1950s, Woman in the Moon rose back to the surface when it was excerpted in David Wolper's landmark 1960 TV documentary, The Race for Space. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 12 min.

Directed by: Fritz Lang

Release Date: October 15, 1929

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DVD Release Date: November 9, 2004

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  • gator681
    August 18, 2005
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]"Woman in the Moon" is a silent movie directed by Fritz Lang. Professor Manfeldt was once a respected professor with a wall full of degrees but he was disgraced thirty years before for suggesting that there was gold in the mountains of the moon and now lives... read more in poverty.(I always thought there was green cheese, myself.) Manfeldt gives his friend, Helius, his manuscript that contains valuable information on interplanetary travel that a dubious character by the name of Turner was just trying to buy from him.(Capitalist scum wants to stop exploration to the moon since they want to keep all the gold to themselves.) Helius is trying to launch a mission to the moon himself but he has larger problems - like his lady love just getting engaged to his partner. [/font][font=Century Gothic][/font]
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    [font=Century Gothic]"Woman in the Moon" is a very inventive and entertaining movie with a better sense of adventure than the recent "Fantastic Four" movie but it is too long and spends too much time on a romantic subplot. The technology might be out-dated(although they get the multi-staged rocket, right) but it all looks very impressive nonetheless. [/font]
  • jam233
    February 14, 2010
    jam233
    Although it pales in comparison with Fritz Lang?s earlier Metropolis, this film is fascinating and amazingly ahead of it?s time. What imagination! The cinematography is excellent. It is a bit slow moving in some areas. It is impressive,
  • CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    September 5, 2009
    CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    A scientist claims the moon is full of gold, but his contemporaries think he's nuts. He plans his trip to the moon only to be blackmailed by some evil men who send a representative with him. Because of the new found wealth, fights break out on the moon causing a couple deaths and... read more damage to the rocket. Not all can return because of damage to the oxygen tanks. Sounds better than it is - mostly just a boring drama despite the location and sci-fi (at the time at least) technology.
  • paladin98133
    April 25, 2008
    paladin98133
    Lang used real German rocket scientists to add details of realism that you won't see much in sci-fi films for another 30 years.

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Anton Bitel
January 11, 2008
Anton Bitel, Film4

In Lang's overlong but intriguing space oddity, the realities of flight clash with the reveries of the characters. Full Review

Michael E. Grost
August 9, 2007
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Magnificent science fiction epic. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
March 4, 2007
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The last silent film by Fritz Lang. Full Review

May 24, 2003
Film4

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