Apollo 11

2019
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1h 33m

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8.1/10

28K

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Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins in Apollo 11 (2019)

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

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A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.

Director
- Todd Douglas Miller
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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

28K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Todd Douglas Miller
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 59 wins & 45 nominations total

Self - Lunar Module Pilot
(archive footage)
(as Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin)

Deke Slayton

Self - Director of Flight Crew Operations
(archive footage)

Clifford E. Charlesworth

Self - Flight Director Green Team
(archive footage)

Bruce McCandless II

Self - Capsule Commuicator (CAPCOM) Green Team
(archive footage)
(as Bruce McCandless)

H. David Reed

Self - Flight Dynamics Officer (FIDO) Green Team
(as Dave Reed)

Charles Duke

Self - Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) White Team
(archive footage)

Gene Kranz

Self - Flight Director White Team
(archive footage)

Bill Anders

Self - Backup Command Module Pilot

Jim Lovell

Self - Backup Commander
(archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self - President of the United States of America
(archive footage)

Janet Armstrong

Self
(archive footage)

Patricia Mary Finnegan

Self
(archive footage)

Andy Aldrin

Self
(archive footage)

Joan Ann Archer

Self
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Walter Cronkite

Self
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Several of the recordings captured by the astronauts during the mission are featured in this documentary. These recordings by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins earned them honorary memberships in the American Society of Cinematographers.

Goofs
The incident involving Buzz Aldrin's bio-med sensors going out, leading him to crack wise, saying, "I promise I will let you know if I stop breathing," occurred during the return voyage, on day 8 of the mission, but is depicted (at approx 48 minutes into the film) as happening during the approach to the moon before the separation of the command and lunar modules.

Quotes
Neil Armstrong: One small step for man... one giant leap for mankind.

Alternate versions
In 2019, an edited version of the film, cut down to 45 minutes for exhibition in museum IMAX theaters, was released as Apollo 11: First Steps.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2019 (So Far) (2019)

Soundtracks
Mother Country
Written and Performed by John Stewart

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Featured review

9/10

The greatest adventure of humankind?

I had the chance to see an advance screening of the movie in Vienna, during a meeting of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the word that best sums it all up is "WOW". It is wonderful to be able to witness all the work that went into a momentous achievement. There is the great moment we all know, the "one step for a man, a giant leap for mankind" moment. But this movie pays a much-deserved tribute to all those men and women who joined efforts to make this possible. Fantastic.