Apollo. Missions to the Moon

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Call Number: DVD 629.454 Ap, Adult DVD / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General / Apollo
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Wide screen (1.78:1).
Featuring Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Walter Cronkite, Betty Grissom, Jim Lovell.
In the late 1960s, the United States space program neared its goal of landing a man on the Moon, but it was a journey that began years before. This is the story of Project Apollo -- 12 years, 12 manned-missions, one impossible goal. With rare archival footage and audio, this remarkable documentary sheds new light on an incredible time in human history.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, wide screen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Apollo Program Highlights submitted by Meginator on June 21, 2020, 2:53pm This documentary stitches together original audiovisual material to create a broad sketch of the Apollo program, focusing especially on Apollo 1, Apollo 8, Apollo 11, and Apollo 13. The film is constructed primarily from contemporary news reports, interviews, and NASA footage, which together place the viewer at the heart of the action and provide historical and technical context for each mission (warning: the film does include audio from the Apollo 1 incident). The film’s human focus and Hans Zimmer’s score effectively provide viewers with an emotional connection to the depicted events, imposing a compelling narrative framework on the footage and preventing the film from becoming dry or didactic. I do wish that the filmmakers had done more to recognize the importance of the lesser-known Apollo missions to the program’s success; in most cases, these are mentioned only briefly in captions and without any supporting information about their contributions other than the fact that they happened. The film is less an in-depth look at the entire Apollo era and more an overview that focuses in on the best-known stories. That said, this documentary is a solid starting point for viewers who are curious about the Apollo missions and it does offer exciting new footage and fresh contemporary perspectives for those who are already familiar with the facts.