I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars is a 1960 West German-American biographical film which tells the story of the life of Wernher von Braun. The film covers his life from his early days in Germany, through Peenemünde, until his work with the U.S. Army, NASA, and the American space program.
Plot
The plot centers around von Braun's journey from his early days in Nazi Germany to his later work with the American space program. The film begins in the 1930s, with von Braun as a young engineer intrigued by the possibility of space travel. Despite the moral quandaries, he eventually joins the Nazi's V-2 rocket program during World War II to further his ambitions in rocket science. The film carefully depicts his efforts to reconcile his love for scientific exploration with the knowledge that his work is being used for destructive purposes.
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| author | Jay Dratler |
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| director | J. Lee Thompson |
| editor | Frederick Wilson |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | apollo moon missions apollo program capture nazi germany operation paperclip rocket science space program space travel v-2 world war ii |
| musicBy | Laurie Johnson |
| producer | Charles H. Schneer |
| productionCompany | Fama-Film Morningside Productions |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | biographical biographical drama |