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Woman in the Moon
GERMANY · 1929

Woman in the Moon

Fritz Lang
scientific ambition human greed space exploration interpersonal conflict resource competition
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Synopsis

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.

This Film Influenced

→ 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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