In the Shadow of the Moon
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-01-19
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: David Sington
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: In the Shadow of the Moon
Production Companies: Discovery Films, Passion Pictures, Film4 Productions, DOX Productions, Polyband
Production Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom
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