since 1996

Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon
(Die Frau im Mond)
(AKA: Girl in the Moon)
German, U.F.A., 1929, silent, 156 min.

This is the silver's screen first serious flight to another world. The rocket has been designed by Hermann Oberth, who also acts as the film's technical advisor. He bases the movie rocket on his Model E. Frau im Mond is the most authentic depiction of a spaceflight to reach the screen until Destination Moon.


Picture from the book "The Dream Machine" by Ron Miller edited by Krieger Publishing Company

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