I Aim at the Stars

I Aim at the Stars

Infobox Film
name = I Aim at the Stars


image_size = 240
caption = US Style B poster
director = J. Lee Thompson
producer = Charles H. Schneer
writer = Jay Dratler (screenplay) George Froeschel (story) H. W. John (story) Udo Wolter (story)
narrator =
starring = Curd Jürgens Victoria Shaw Herbert Lom Gia Scala
music = Laurie Johnson
cinematography = Wilkie Cooper
editing = Frederick Wilson
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = 1960
runtime = 107 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
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amg_id =
imdb_id = 0053440

"I Aim at the Stars" is a 1960 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Wernher von Braun. The film covers his life from his early days in Germany up until his work with NASA and the American space program. [cite news |work=The New York Times |title=Screen: About von Braun; I Aim at the Stags' Opens at the Forum |first=Bosley |last=Crowther |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10D11FB35551A7A93C2AB178BD95F448685F9 |page=42 |date=1960-10-20]

The film stars Curd Jürgens, Victoria Shaw, Herbert Lom, Gia Scala, and James Daly. [cite news |work=The Christian Science Monitor |title=Horatio Alger of the Iconoclasts--'I Aim at the Stars' Fails to Orbit |date=1960-10-20 |page=7]

The movie was written by Jay Dratler based on a story by George Froeschel, H. W. John, and Udo Wolter. [cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Film on Von Braun's Life Has Premiere |date=1960-10-03 |page=C8] It was directed by J. Lee Thompson.

The film was also released in the United States as "Wernher von Braun". In Germany the film was titled "Ich greife nach den Sternen" ("I reach for the stars"). In Italy the film was released as "Alla Conquista dell' Infinito".

Satirist Mort Sahl suggested the subtitle "(But Sometimes I Hit London)". [cite news |work=Time |title=The Moon and the Clones |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988837,00.html |first=Lance |last=Morrow |date=1998-08-03]

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