In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)

Director:

David Sington

Release Date:

2 November 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

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.

Plot Keywords:

Astronaut | 1960s | NASA | Moon | Earth

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

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
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)
Lyndon Johnson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harry Kramer	...	CBS Announcer (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth II	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Rayburn	...	Himself - in Congress, beside Vice President Lyndon Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
David Sington

Produced by
Simon Andreae	....	executive producer
John Battsek	....	executive producer
Belinda Blacklock	....	producer: titles, Passion Pictures
Louisa Bolch	....	executive producer
Clark Bunting	....	executive producer: Discovery Films (as W. Clark Bunting)
Gareth Cadwallader	....	executive producer: DOX Productions Limited
Duncan Copp	....	producer
Richard Dale	....	executive producer
Julie Goldman	....	executive producer
Jeff Hasler	....	executive producer: Discovery Channel
Sarah Kinsella	....	associate producer
Richard Life	....	executive producer: Channel Four International
David McNab	....	executive producer: DOX
Andrea Meditch	....	executive producer: Discovery Films
Hamish Mykura	....	executive producer
Nancy Neville	....	executive producer: DOX Productions
Pamela Neville-Sington	....	executive producer: DOX Productions Limited
Christopher Riley	....	producer: archive footage, NASA
Jane Root	....	executive producer: Discovery Channel
Jonathan Scherer	....	executive producer: DOX Productions Limited

Original Music by
Philip Sheppard

Cinematography by
Clive North

Film Editing by
David Fairhead

Production Management
Caroline Duncan	....	post-production supervisor
Selina Kay	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Riley	....	assistant director

Art Department
Natasha Rand	....	art director: titles, Passion Pictures

Sound Department
Steve Cookman	....	dubbing mixer
Mike Dowson	....	sound re-recordist: Shepperton Studios
Robin Green	....	sound designer
Kevin Meredith	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Gareth Edwards	....	digital rostrum

Editorial Department
Des Murray	....	on-line editor
Tim O'Brien	....	colorist
Gareth Spensley	....	colorist
Kristian Whitlock	....	assistant editor
Justine Wright	....	consulting editor
Andrew Dearnley	....	digital film supervisor (uncredited)

Music Department
Roberto Borzoni	....	music co-producer
Peter Gregson	....	music assistant
Rob Johnston	....	choir director: RSVP Voices
Belinda Mikhail	....	musician: piano solo
Richard Nelson	....	musician contractor: Cool Music
R.S.V.P. Voices	....	musicians: choir (as RSVP VOICES)
Philip Sheppard	....	music producer
Philip Sheppard	....	musician: cello solo
Andrew Watkinson	....	orchestra leader

Other crew
Benny Cheney	....	public affairs: NASA
Gayle Frere	....	public affairs: NASA
Herbert Golder	....	archival researcher: Vietnam
Ron Howard	....	presenter
Patrick J. Matthews	....	digital film transfer: HD Studios (as Patrick Matthews)
Margaret Persinger	....	public affairs: NASA
Mike Saunders	....	technical advisor: Molinare
John Stoll	....	public affairs: NASA
Charles Welch	....	public affairs: NASA
Gregory Wiseman	....	public affairs: NASA
David Youngman	....	public affairs: NASA

Thanks
Dave Scott	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Discovery Films
• FilmFour
• Passion Pictures

Distributors

• MK2 Diffusion (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (all media)
• Discovery Communications (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (all media)
• Polyband (2007) (Germany) (all media)
• THINKFilm (2007) (Canada) (all media)
• THINKFilm (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Vertigo Films (2007) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Air Studios  orchestra recording: London
• Bono Film & Video  original film transfer
• Bonolabs  original film transfer
• Cool Music  musician contractor
• Creative Artists Agency (CAA)  sales
• Film4  funding
• Grace & Wild Studios Inc.  original film transfer (as Grace and Wild)
• HD Studios  original film transfer
• Metropolis Studios  music mixing facility: London
• Molinare Studio  post-production: London (as Molinare)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  archive footage
• Negus-Fancey Company  representative: Philip Sheppard
• Passion Pictures  titles
• Shepperton Studios  sound re-recording facility
• Soho Screening Rooms  HD screening services

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language, brief violent images and incidental smoking.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | French | Japanese

Colour:

Colour | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Ireland:G | Australia:G

Company:

Discovery Films

Trivia:

Of all the astronauts who appeared in the film, only Buzz Aldrin demanded to be paid.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Gene Cernan talks about the Apollo 1 crew (Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee) being buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Only Grissom and Chaffee are buried there. White is buried at West Point.

Quotes:

Michael Collins: I think we were very aware of the situation in Vietnam, because a lot of our friends were flying airplanes in combat in Vietnam. And there would we have been, had we not been in the space program.
Eugene Cernan: I guess I can sort of admit it now, I've admitted it a little bit to a few friends, I've always had a guilt complex, to some degree. That was my war, good or bad, whether it was a good war or a bad war, we're not discussing it, but that was my war, to fight for my country...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-08)" (2007)

This was on of the best documentaries I've ever seen....

And I mean it. The footage and stories in this movie were like nothing I've ever seen. Nor have many others because this film includes new footage and stories of the Apollo space missions never seen nor heard. I went to an advance screening at the Sarasota Film Festival and I was extremely impressed as was the rest of the crowd. There was a very long standing ovation at the end of the movie. The film includes at least one member from each of the Apollo missions telling there stories of the process they went through while preparing to land on the moon. It contains the remarkable footage filmed by the crew members of each mission. If you truly want to be left see a movie that will leave you full of excitement and amaze you must see this movie. The host of the film said this film was the reason movies should be made and he was nothing short of the truth.