3 Movies Directed by Irving Pichel

She

She

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1935-07-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (952 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ruth Rose (adaptation)

Dudley Nichols (additional dialogue)

H. Rider Haggard (from the novel by)

Fullplot:

Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out with family friend Horace Holly to try to discover the land and its secret of immortality, said to be contained within a mystic fire. Picking up Tanya, a guide's daughter, in the frozen Russian arctic, they stumble upon Kor, revealed to be a hidden civilization ruled over by an immortal queen, called She, who believes Vincey is her long-lost lover John Vincey, Leo's ancestor.

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1942-08-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (301 Reviews)

Director:

Irving Pichel

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Nunnally Johnson

Nevil Shute (novel)

Fullplot:

Englishman Mr Howard is on a fishing holiday in eastern France when the Germans invade in 1940. Setting off to try and get back home he is persuaded to take along the two Cavanaugh children, and as his journey progresses his family keeps growing in size. Once in German-occupied northern France a new problem arises - the risk of being heard speaking English.

Destination Moon

Destination Moon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1950-08-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (2487 Reviews)

Director:

Irving Pichel

Cast:

Writer:

Alford Van Ronkel (written for the screen by)

Robert A. Heinlein (written for the screen by)

James O'Hanlon (written for the screen by)

Robert A. Heinlein (from a novel by)

Fullplot:

After their their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. this time, Gen. Thayer approaches Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. Together they gather the captains of industry and all pledge to support the goals of having the united States be the first to put a man on the moon. They build their rocket and successfully leave the Earth's gravitational pull and make the landing as scheduled. Barnes has miscalculated their fuel consumption however and after stripping the ship bare, they are still 100 lbs too heavy meaning that one of them will have to stay behind.

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