---
title: 'Moon Pilot (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Neilson'
released: '1962-04-09'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/moon-pilot-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056249/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Moon Pilot (1962)

1962 · 98 min · Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Moon Pilot is a 1962 American Technicolor science fiction comedy film from Walt Disney Productions, released through Buena Vista Distribution, directed by James Neilson, and starring Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval, and Tommy Kirk. The film is based on Robert Buckner's 1960 novel Starfire, and reflects Disney's interest in America's space program during the Presidency of John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Neilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-neilson)
- **Screenplay:** [Maurice Tombragel](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-tombragel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sherman Brothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherman-brothers)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney), [Bill Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-anderson)
- **Director of Photography:** [William E. Snyder](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-e-snyder)
- **Editor:** [Cotton Warburton](https://cinepixo.com/people/cotton-warburton)

## Cast

- [Brian Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-keith) as Major General John Vanneman
- [Bert Remsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-remsen) as Agent Brown
- [Bob Hastings](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hastings) as Air Force officer
- [Tommy Kirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-kirk) as Walter Tabot
- [Bob Sweeney](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-sweeney) as Senator McGuire
- [Kent Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-smith) as secretary of the air force
- [Cheeta](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheeta) as Charlie the Chimp
- [Simon Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-scott) as medical officer
- [Muriel Landers](https://cinepixo.com/people/muriel-landers) as fat woman in lineup
- [Tom Tryon](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tryon) as Captain Richmond Talbot
- [Edmond O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-o-brien) as McClosky
- [Sarah Selby](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-selby) as Mrs. Celia Talbot
- [Robert Brubaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-brubaker)
- [Dick Whittinghill](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-whittinghill) as Colonel Briggs
- [Nancy Kulp](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-kulp) as nutritionist

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/moon-pilot
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/moon-pilot-1962
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