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About
A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way.
Theatrical
Apr 20, 1955
Box Office
$1.0M
Budget
$1.5M
Return
0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 19, 2004
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Soldier's Legacy in Space Exploration
Sgt. Mahoney
was a glorious way the General died.
[It]
Sgt. Mahoney
Sacrificin his life as he did, to bring his ship and his crew safely to a landing on the rocky desert of a new planet! That's the way the history books will tell it — won't they, Captain?
Sgt. Mahoney
Fittin end for a grand soldier.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Desperation Amidst Space Exploration Challenges
Capt. Barney Merritt
We've done what no men in the world have done before us! We've got to let them know before it's too late. If it's humanly possible, we've got to report.
Sgt. Siegle
Report what? That the operation was a big success, but the patients are dyin on a lousy, dried-up ball in the corner pocket of nowhere?
Sgt. Mahoney
The General wasn't crazy, he was right! We asked for it! There's a curse on this ship and everybody in it!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →W
Walter Brooke
Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
E
Eric Fleming
Capt. Barney Merritt
M
Mickey Shaughnessy
Sgt. Mahoney
P
Phil Foster
Jackie Siegle
W
William Redfield
Roy Cooper
W
William Hopper
Dr. George Fenton
B
Benson Fong
Imoto
R
Ross Martin
Andre Fodor
V
Vito Scotti
Sanella
J
John Dennis
Donkersgoed
M
Michael Fox
Elsbach
J
Joan Shawlee
Rosie McCann
I
Iphigenie Castiglioni
Mrs. Heinz Fodor
R
Rosemary Clooney
Musical Number (archive footage) (uncredited)
