| Conquest of Space | |
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| Directed by | Byron Haskin |
| Screenplay by | James O'Hanlon adaptation Philip Yordan Barré Lyndon George Worthing Yates |
| Based on | book The Conquest of Space by Chesley Bonestell and Willy Ley |
| Produced by | George Pal |
| Starring | Walter Brooke Eric Fleming Mickey Shaughnessy |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
| Edited by | Everett Douglas |
| Music by | Van Cleave |
Production company | Paramount Pictures Corp. |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million[1] |
Conquest of Space is a 1955 American Technicolor science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, and Mickey Shaughnessy.
The story concerns the first interplanetary flight to Mars, carrying a crew of five, and launched from Earth orbit near "The Wheel", mankind's first space station. On their long journey they encounter various dangers, both from within and without, that nearly destroy the mission.