In the Shadow of the Moon

In the Shadow of the Moon

2007•1h 49m•7.6/10

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7.6/10(112)

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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Production

Discovery Films, Passion Pictures, Film4 Productions, DOX Productions, Polyband

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

Himself

Michael Collins

Himself

Alan Bean

Himself

Eugene Cernan

Himself

Charlie Duke

Charlie Duke

Himself

Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell

Himself

Edgar D. Mitchell

Edgar D. Mitchell

Himself

Harrison Schmitt

Himself

John Young

John Young

Himself

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