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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
David Sington
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Release Date:
2 November 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
Remember when the whole world looked up
Plot:
The surviving crew members from NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations more
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Cast

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Buzz Aldrin ... Himself
Neil Armstrong ... Himself (archive footage)
Stephen Armstrong ... Himself (archive footage)
Viola Armstrong ... Herself (archive footage)
Alan Bean ... Himself
Eugene Cernan ... Himself
Michael Collins ... Himself
Charles Duke ... Himself (as Charlie Duke)

John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)
Jim Lovell ... Himself (as James Lovell)
Edgar D. Mitchell ... Himself (as Edgar Mitchell)
Garry Moore ... Himself (archive footage)
Harrison Schmitt ... Himself
Dave Scott ... Himself (as David Scott)
John Young ... Himself
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language, brief violent images and incidental smoking.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
UK | USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG | Ireland:G | Australia:G

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Trivia:
Of all the astronauts who appeared in the film, only Buzz Aldrin demanded to be paid. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: In the opening shot of the Moon as seen from the Earth (with clouds passing in front of the Moon) the film/video is flipped, i.e., we see a mirror image of the Moon. more
Quotes:
Jim Lovell: [about the Apollo 13 accident] We were as calm as could be. We didn't panic. If we did, we'd still be up there. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-08)" (2007) more

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Reveals the Heart of the Astronauts, 28 January 2007
Author: pbernhardt from United States

Saw this film at Sundance, the screening reserved for the Grand Jury World Documentary Award Winner. Wow! I have seen many of the preceding documentaries on the history of the American space program, the Apollo program in particular. Where this documentary exceeds all previous efforts was in revealing the humanity of the astronauts. Most other documentaries focus on the politics which motivated and technical hurdles overcome in the American space program. David Sington brilliantly uses only the astronauts voices for narration of facts and more with newly released footage from NASA, as well as a lot of footage we've all seen before. Because of the free rein given to the astronauts in the interviews, you see many sides of each revealed. For instance, Mike Collins (who has heretofore rarely been interviewed) reveals wonderful humor and joy in his accomplishments. You find out more about their worries and fears, how they look back on their work and what they were thinking at the time. They are all revealed as nice guys with whom you would want to spend an afternoon.

Strangely absent, but it works well in the end, was Armstrong. He gives virtually no interviews. In a way, having everyone else talk about him is maybe better than him talking.

And, the various conspiracy theories are dealt with in the end credits. This is a great place to do it. In films we sometimes see the end credits used for humorous out-takes, epilogue commentary, and so forth. By dealing with the conspiracy theories in an appended manner during the credits, the film refuses to elevate them to the level of legitimacy that the remainder of the facts and biographical material, yet still dismisses them. The single best dismissal is this: If it was all faked, why did they fake it so many times? Wouldn't once have been enough?

See this film when it comes to your neighborhood theater, as it has been announced as having a distribution deal. It is worth seeing on the big screen for its amazing visuals.

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