Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Buzz AldrinHimself
- Michael CollinsHimself
- Alan BeanHimself
- Eugene CernanHimself
- Charlie DukeHimself
- Jim LovellHimself
- Edgar D. MitchellHimself
- Harrison SchmittHimself
- John YoungHimself
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
In the Shadow of the Moon finds new resonance in the moment when America redefined progress -- but also when it heeded the siren song of a world so desolate it reminded you what a paradise ours truly is. - 91
Christian Science Monitor
After seeing this film, try reading Norman Mailer's "Of A Fire on the Moon," its perfect companion piece. - 90
Wall Street Journal
This magnificent documentary, directed by David Sington and presented by Ron Howard, rises to the occasion by interspersing its interviews with NASA footage that evokes the grandeur of the whole Apollo adventure. - 80
Chicago Reader
The astronaut interviews are fun and occasionally moving, but the real reason to see this is the remastered archival footage, some of it previously unseen and all of it spectacular. - 80
Film Threat
A surprisingly fresh take on familiar material. - 80
Newsweek
As we watch the astonishing NASA footage, they eloquently evoke the optimism, anxiety and excitement of those voyages. - 80
Variety
The excitement, majesty and extraordinary human accomplishment of the American lunar program of the '60s and early '70s is rousingly captured in In the Shadow of the Moon. - 80
Village Voice
In the Shadow of the Moon recalls the wondrous moment when America had the entire world looking up, up, and not away.
