Film

In the Shadow of the Moon 2007

Documentary, History 109 min PG

Remember when the whole world looked up.

Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.

Documentary History Nasa Space mission Rocket Moon landing Space Astronaut Apollo program

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Nostalgic, epic, resolved and warm.

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David SingtonDirector
Belinda BlacklockProducer

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