Jules Verne's Rocket to the moon (1967)

Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts flieht der berühmte amerikanische Zirkusdirektor P.T. Barnum vor seinen Gläubigern nach England und stellt einem staunenden Publikum seine neueste Idee vor: Er will Menschen auf den Mond schießen.
Für den Bau der dafür nötigen Raketen engagiert er den deutschen Wissenschaftler von Bülow. Doch Spione, Saboteure und Gauner wollen die Rakete und den Antriebssprengstoff in die Finger bekommen und lösen ein heilloses Chaos aus.
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Inspired by the writings of Jules Verne, this hugely entertaining comedy boasts an all-star cast headed by Burl Ives, Terry-Thomas, Lionel Jeffries and Gert Frobe.In 1875, showman extraordinaire Phineas T Barnum (Ives) flees his native America ahead of a hoard of clamoring creditors to set up shop in unsuspecting England. He immediately decides to form a syndicate, headed by the wealthy, but somewhat stupid Lord Barset (Dennis Price), to finance the first flight to the moon. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies, and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts.
This grand comedy is propelled by an all-star cast--including Terry-Thomas, Lionel Jeffries, and Gert Frobe--and is anchored by Burl Ives as the egregiously in-debt huckster Phineas T. Barnum. In an attempt to flee creditors, Barnum leaves 1875 America and sets up shop in England, where he takes a page from the writings of Jules Verne and forms a syndicate of wealthy men to plan and finance a flight to the moon.