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.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 59 wins & 45 nominations total
Neil Armstrong
- Self - Mission Commander
- (archive footage)
Mike Collins
- Self - Command Module Pilot
- (archive footage)
Buzz Aldrin
- 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)
Charles Duke
- Self - Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) White Team
- (archive footage)
Gene Kranz
- Self - Flight Director White Team
- (archive footage)
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)
Featured review
"I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small." Neil Armstrong looking on earth from the moon.
If somehow you missed Apollo 11's flight to the moon in 1969 (indeed you might not have been born yet), fear not: The perfect documentary about those three real superheroes is here. The titular doc stars Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins in nail biting suspense and no explosions save rocket propulsion.
The only part not of the original footage is the original synth drones' soundtrack by an inspired Matt Morton. The percussive beat has pomp like that of a thriller in which the president has a fleet of black SUV's rolling to its heart-beating energy, supporting a blockbuster that this time is for real.
Notwithstanding the deeply introspective First Man, starring Ryan Gosling as Armstrong, the real Armstrong comes through in this doc. As expected, he's like the straight arrow he is alleged to be-good guy, slightly nerdy, smart, evident even with as little face time as he has here.
Maybe that's the point: Without the sophisticated computers we have 50 years later, these astronauts and technicians work hard long hours together, no claims to glory, profit, or party loyalty. Their collaboration is worthy of any Marvel voyage; only it's real.
New images and sounds emerge despite the decades of depicting this event in multi-media. Some NASA shots have never been seen before. Although the images may not be as spectacular as the ones we've grown accustomed to, they represent the constantly renewable glory of mankind at its technological best, devoid of petty ego embellishments and full of human connections.
You'll find more dramatic renditions of this adventure, but you'll never find 93 minutes more perfectly capturing the grandeur of science and humanity working together to realize the impossible. This right stuff is right here in a grand documentary called, very simply, Apollo 11.
If somehow you missed Apollo 11's flight to the moon in 1969 (indeed you might not have been born yet), fear not: The perfect documentary about those three real superheroes is here. The titular doc stars Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins in nail biting suspense and no explosions save rocket propulsion.
The only part not of the original footage is the original synth drones' soundtrack by an inspired Matt Morton. The percussive beat has pomp like that of a thriller in which the president has a fleet of black SUV's rolling to its heart-beating energy, supporting a blockbuster that this time is for real.
Notwithstanding the deeply introspective First Man, starring Ryan Gosling as Armstrong, the real Armstrong comes through in this doc. As expected, he's like the straight arrow he is alleged to be-good guy, slightly nerdy, smart, evident even with as little face time as he has here.
Maybe that's the point: Without the sophisticated computers we have 50 years later, these astronauts and technicians work hard long hours together, no claims to glory, profit, or party loyalty. Their collaboration is worthy of any Marvel voyage; only it's real.
New images and sounds emerge despite the decades of depicting this event in multi-media. Some NASA shots have never been seen before. Although the images may not be as spectacular as the ones we've grown accustomed to, they represent the constantly renewable glory of mankind at its technological best, devoid of petty ego embellishments and full of human connections.
You'll find more dramatic renditions of this adventure, but you'll never find 93 minutes more perfectly capturing the grandeur of science and humanity working together to realize the impossible. This right stuff is right here in a grand documentary called, very simply, Apollo 11.
- JohnDeSando
- Mar 8, 2019
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSeveral 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.
- GoofsThe 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 versionsIn 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2019 (So Far) (2019)
- SoundtracksMother Country
Written and Performed by John Stewart
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Apollo 11: First Steps
- Filming locations
- Sea of Tranquility, The Moon, Space(Apollo 11 landing site)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,039,891
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,607,040
- Mar 3, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $15,343,649
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.20 : 1
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