I Aim at the Stars

I Aim at the Stars (1960)

FROM THE EARTH TO THE STARS...this is the story of Wernher von Braun...the man who thrust the world into the Space Age.

The life story of the famed rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of the space age. Dr. von Braun literally pioneered man's adventure into space through his rocket experiments; his was the brain behind the V-2 rockets which blasted London in World War II; his was also the brain which led America into the development and the launching of space satellites.

Date of release
1960-08-19
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Director
J. Lee Thompson

Casting

Interesting facts

I Aim at the Stars: the Werner von Braun story is a 1960 West German-American biographical film which tells the story of German rocket designer Wernher von Braun. The film covers his youthful rocket experiments in Germany, his V-2 rocket development efforts at Peenemünde during World War II, his postwar missile work with the U.S. Army, and the launch of Explorer 1, America's first satellite.

Production

Filming started in Munich in October 1959.

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