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Icarus Montgolfier Wright

  • 1962
  • 16m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
136
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Icarus Montgolfier Wright (1962)
AnimationShort

The film is set in the near future, on August 22, 1970. A man sleeps in the New Mexico desert. He the pilot of the upcoming first flight to the Moon, and the rocket which will transport him ... Read allThe film is set in the near future, on August 22, 1970. A man sleeps in the New Mexico desert. He the pilot of the upcoming first flight to the Moon, and the rocket which will transport him there is waiting nearby. The narrator informs us that the man is called Jedediah Prentiss.... Read allThe film is set in the near future, on August 22, 1970. A man sleeps in the New Mexico desert. He the pilot of the upcoming first flight to the Moon, and the rocket which will transport him there is waiting nearby. The narrator informs us that the man is called Jedediah Prentiss. He was born in 1938, graduated from college in 1959, and became a licensed rocket pilot i... Read all

  • Director
    • Osmond Evans
  • Writers
    • Ray Bradbury
    • George Clayton Johnson
  • Stars
    • James Whitmore
    • Ross Martin
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    136
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Osmond Evans
    • Writers
      • Ray Bradbury
      • George Clayton Johnson
    • Stars
      • James Whitmore
      • Ross Martin
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    James Whitmore
    James Whitmore
      Ross Martin
      Ross Martin
      • Icarus Montgolfier Wright
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      • Director
        • Osmond Evans
      • Writers
        • Ray Bradbury
        • George Clayton Johnson
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      • Trivia
        The film is an adaptation of the short story "Icarus Montgolfier Wright" (1956) by Ray Bradbury (1920-2012). The story predicted that humanity would fly to the moon by 1970, and explained the historical steps towards that goal.

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      Details

      • Release date
        • August 22, 1962 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Production company
        • Format Films
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 16m
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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