In the Shadow of the Moon

Theatrical Release Date: 2007 09 07 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 014381664959

Studio: Velocity/Thinkfilm

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Adult Language, Smoking]

Summary: Filmmaker David Sington merges the magnificence of science with the compelling drama of the human quest for advancement with this fascinating and visually stunning meditation on the historic Apollo space program. In the four remarkable years between 1968 and 1972, American history took a defining turn as nine NASA spacecraft made the trip to the moon, and 12 bold explorers became the first men ever to set foot on ground beyond planet Earth. In this documentary, space enthusiast Sington allows the surviving crew members from each Apollo mission the unique opportunity to recount their memories of those missions in their own words as vintage, original NASA film footage offers a tantalizing glimpse of this extraordinary era in American history. Candid interviews with the astronauts reveal the sensitive and fun-loving souls whose fearlessness would lead a nation into a new era of progress, and audio recordings from Mission Control lend a newfound sense of poignancy to a variety of oft-recounted historical milestones. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: History [nf]

Awards: World Cinema Audience Award - Documentary – Sundance Film Festival Film Presented – Hot Docs International Film Festival Film Presented – Silverdocs Film Festival Film Presented – Montréal World Film Festival Film Presented – Vancouver International Film Festival Best Documentary – National Board of Review Best Documentary – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Documentary – Kansas City Film Critics Association Best Documentary – Ohio Film Critics Film Presented – London Film Festival Film Presented – Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

Features: An introduction by Ron Howard
Scoring Apollo: a short feature iwth composer Philip Sheppard
Filmmaker commentary with director David Sington, editor David Fairhead and archive producer Chris Riley
Deleted and extended scenes with over 60 minutes of stories from the Astronauts and never-before-seen footage from the Apollo missions
Theatrical trailer
Trailer gallery
Optional English subtitles (for the hearing impaired)
Optional Spanish subtitles

In the Shadow of the Moon

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 08/10/2010

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DHMA null, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 100 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Cast and Crew: Buzz Aldrin  Actor 
Charlie Duke  Actor 
Gene Cernan  Actor 
Alan Bean  Actor 
Dave Scott  Actor 
John Young  Actor 
Mike Collins  Actor 
Capt. James Lovell  Actor 
Harrison Schmitt  Actor 
Edgar Mitchell  Actor 
Ron Howard  Actor 
John Battsek  Executive Producer 
Julie Goldman  Executive Producer 
W. Clark Bunting  Executive Producer 
David McNab  Executive Producer 
David Sington  Director 
Jeff Hasler  Executive Producer 
Duncan Copp  Producer 
Andrea Meditch  Executive Producer 
Philip Sheppard  Composer (Music Score) 
Simon Andreae  Executive Producer 
Jane Root  Executive Producer 
Louisa Bolch  Executive Producer 
Hamish Mykura  Executive Producer 

Country: UK,USA