In the Shadow of the Moon
starring: Queen Elizabeth II, Harrison Schmitt, Alan Bean, Edgar D. Mitchell, Charlie Duke
directed by: David Sington
directed by: David Sington
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Rating: - Great documentarty of the epic journey into space and the moon
Very well done documentary of mankind's momentous accomplishment the journey to the moon and of overcoming unprecedented technical challenges,with interviews of the participants, archival and re-shot footage. An effort of this magnitude and technical innovation would have won WWII two years sooner. The revue of background politics in overcoming technical challenges, getting approvals and shifting blame for disasters was fascinating and insightful.
Rating: - Decades-After Reflections of the Apollo Astronauts
Alan Bean, Michael Collins, James Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, John Young, Edgar Mitchell, and Harrison Schmidt recount their moon-exploring experiences. Alan Bean is perhaps the most entertaining commentator. He spoke candidly of being afraid, and of realizing that death exists outside the capsule. Were the window to pop out, he would be dead in a second. Buzz Aldrin spoke not of fear of the flight itself, but a constant worry that something could go wrong, after which there ... Read More
Rating: - A must see!
This is a must see! The filming is amazing...camera angels that I've never seen before. Narrated by the former astronauts themselves so we hear it from their perspective. Wonderful.
Rating: - Not Just "Entertainment" But A Historical Document
Words almost fail me in trying to describe how good, and more so, important this historical document really is. This was a very rare appearance of every living astronaut who walked on the surface of the Moon (with the notable absence of the first, Neil Armstrong) including Gene Cernan,Jack Schmitt, John Young, Charlie Duke, Dave Scott,Ed Mitchell, Alan Bean and Buzz Aldrin. In addition, Jim Lovell, the only man to travel twice to the Moon without landing (Cernan and Young also went twice) as well ... Read More
Rating: - Can watch it over and over again
I first heard about this movie on the Jerry Doyle Show, and was so lucky to have originally seen it in the cinema.It is a shame that more theatres didn't show this fantastic film.To see the story of the Apollo missions through the eyes of the astronauts, was uplifiting and they were really able to make the viewer feel what it might have been like to be them.Once the DVD was released, I purchased several to give as gifts, and have since purchased even more and continue to give them as gifts.It's ... Read More
- Great documentarty of the epic journey into space and the moonVery well done documentary of mankind's momentous accomplishment the journey to the moon and of overcoming unprecedented technical challenges,with interviews of the participants, archival and re-shot footage. An effort of this magnitude and technical innovation would have won WWII two years sooner. The revue of background politics in overcoming technical challenges, getting approvals and shifting blame for disasters was fascinating and insightful.
- Decades-After Reflections of the Apollo AstronautsAlan Bean, Michael Collins, James Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, Eugene Cernan, Charles Duke, John Young, Edgar Mitchell, and Harrison Schmidt recount their moon-exploring experiences. Alan Bean is perhaps the most entertaining commentator. He spoke candidly of being afraid, and of realizing that death exists outside the capsule. Were the window to pop out, he would be dead in a second. Buzz Aldrin spoke not of fear of the flight itself, but a constant worry that something could go wrong, after which there ... Read More
- A must see!This is a must see! The filming is amazing...camera angels that I've never seen before. Narrated by the former astronauts themselves so we hear it from their perspective. Wonderful.
- Not Just "Entertainment" But A Historical DocumentWords almost fail me in trying to describe how good, and more so, important this historical document really is. This was a very rare appearance of every living astronaut who walked on the surface of the Moon (with the notable absence of the first, Neil Armstrong) including Gene Cernan,Jack Schmitt, John Young, Charlie Duke, Dave Scott,Ed Mitchell, Alan Bean and Buzz Aldrin. In addition, Jim Lovell, the only man to travel twice to the Moon without landing (Cernan and Young also went twice) as well ... Read More
- Can watch it over and over againI first heard about this movie on the Jerry Doyle Show, and was so lucky to have originally seen it in the cinema.It is a shame that more theatres didn't show this fantastic film.To see the story of the Apollo missions through the eyes of the astronauts, was uplifiting and they were really able to make the viewer feel what it might have been like to be them.Once the DVD was released, I purchased several to give as gifts, and have since purchased even more and continue to give them as gifts.It's ... Read More
