In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
Starring: Harrison Schmitt, Alan Bean Director: David Sington
In the Shadow of the Moon is a 2006[1] British documentary film about the United States' manned missions to the Moon. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Audience Award. In March 2008, it was the first film to win the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Best Film Presentation. It was given a limited release in the United States on September 7, 2007, and in Canada on October 19, 2007.[2][3] It was released on DVD in the United States on February 22, 2008, and March 31, 2008, in the United Kingdom
In the Shadow of the Moon follows the manned missions to the Moon made by the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The documentary reviews both the footage and media available to the public at the time of the missions, as well as NASA films and materials which had not been opened in over 30 years. All of this has been remastered in HD. Augmenting the archival audio and video are contemporary interviews with some surviving Apollo era astronauts, including Al Bean, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke, and Harrison Schmitt. The former astronauts have the only speaking roles in the movie, although occasional supplementary information is presented on screen with text and archival television footage presents the words of journalists such as Jules Bergman and Walter Cronkite. Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the Moon, declined to participate.
The documentary shares its name with a book by space historians Colin Burgess and Francis French, and both include many original interviews with Apollo lunar astronauts. The documentary offers a view of the Apollo program that is complementary to the book and is neither a source nor a tie-in.
References
1. ^ "In the Shadow of the Moon" (in English). World Documentary Competition. Sundance Film Festival. http://festival.sundance.org/filmgu ide/popup.aspx?film=3316. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
2. ^ "In the Shadow of the Moon (2006) - Release dates" (in English). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925248 /releaseinfo. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
3. ^ Calgary Sun, October 19, 2007
4. ^ Amazon.co.uk: In The Shadow Of The Moon [2007]: John Young,Buzz Aldrin,Michael Collins: DVD
5. ^ In the Shadow of the Moon
6. ^ Play.com (UK) : In The Shadow Of The Moon (Documentary) : DVD - Free Delivery
7. ^ "Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/video/tit les/shadowofthemoon.
8. ^ In the Shadow of the Moon | Movie Review | Entertainment Weekly
9. ^ 'In the Shadow of the Moon' - MOVIE REVIEW - Los Angeles Times - calendarlive.com
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