---
title: 'I Aim at the Stars (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. Lee Thompson'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-aim-at-the-stars-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053440/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Aim at the Stars (1960)

1960 · 107 min · Drama, History · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

I Aim at the Stars: the Werner von Braun story is a 1960 West German-American biographical film which tells the story of German rocket designer Wernher von Braun. The film covers his youthful rocket experiments in Germany, his V-2 rocket development efforts at Peenemünde during World War II, his postwar missile work with the U.S. Army, and the launch of Explorer 1, America's first satellite.

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. Lee Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-lee-thompson)
- **Screenplay:** [Jay Dratler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-dratler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Laurie Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurie-johnson)
- **Producer:** [Charles H. Schneer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-h-schneer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilkie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilkie-cooper)
- **Editor:** [Frederick Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-wilson)

## Cast

- [Hayden Rorke](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayden-rorke)
- [Herbert Lom](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-lom)
- [Victoria Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-shaw)
- [Eduard Linkers](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-linkers)
- [Karel Štěpánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-stepanek)
- [Helmo Kindermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmo-kindermann)
- [Gia Scala](https://cinepixo.com/people/gia-scala)
- [Peter Capell](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-capell)
- [Gerard Heinz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-heinz)
- [John Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-crawford)
- [Adrian Hoven](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-hoven)
- [James Daly](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-daly)
- [Curd Jürgens](https://cinepixo.com/people/curd-jurgens)
- [Hans Schumm](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-schumm)

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