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Apollo: Missions to the Moon

2019 · 94 min

A sober, archival-only chronicle that lets real voices and footage carry the weight of a historic undertaking.

Directed by
Tom Jennings
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Neil Armstrong
Overview
National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

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  • Disney Plus
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Directed by
Tom Jennings
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Neil Armstrong
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    Themes
    • exploration
    • science
    • ambition
    • fate
    • memory
    Places
    • space
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
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    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, history
    Directed by
    Tom Jennings
    Written by
    Tom Jennings
    Starring
    Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Walter Cronkite, Betty Grissom, Jim Lovell, Walt Disney
    Runtime
    94 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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