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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | French | Japanese

Color:

Color | 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:

Miscellaneous: The footage of the lunar module ascent stage returning to the command module is left-right reversed.

Quotes:

Neil Armstrong: Tomorrow, we, the crew of Apollo 11, are privileged to represent the United States in our first attempt to take man to another heavenly body.

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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.