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Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon

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Woman in the Moon

1929

2h 50m

7.2(115 votes)

Drama

Science Fiction

Romance

Overview

A scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon. He builds a rocket to fly there, but there's too much rivalry among the crew to have a successful expedition.

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UFA

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Willy Fritsch

Willy Fritsch

Wolf Helius

Gerda Maurus

Gerda Maurus

Friede Velten

Klaus Pohl

Klaus Pohl

Georg Manfeldt

Fritz Rasp

Fritz Rasp

Walt Turner

Gustav von Wangenheim

Gustav von Wangenheim

Hans Windegger

Tilla Durieux

Tilla Durieux

Fünf Gehirne und Scheckbücher

Margarete Kupfer

Margarete Kupfer

Frau Hippolt

Alexa von Porembsky

Alexa von Porembsky

Veilchenverkäuferin

Gerhard Dammann

Gerhard Dammann

Werkmeister

Heinrich Gotho

Mieter

Creative team

Directed by: Fritz Lang
Written by: Fritz Lang
Hermann Oberth
Produced by: Fritz Lang

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