Chasing the Moon

TV Mini Series
2019
5h 42m

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

813

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Fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the moon landing, blending scientific innovation, political maneuvering, media frenzy, visionary zeal, and personal stories in the space race.Fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the moon landing, blending scientific innovation, political maneuvering, media frenzy, visionary zeal, and personal stories in the space race.Fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the moon landing, blending scientific innovation, political maneuvering, media frenzy, visionary zeal, and personal stories in the space race.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

813

YOUR RATING

Stars

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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TopTop-rated 1 Season 2019

Trivia
The release was timed to happen in the month of the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the Moon.

Goofs
In Part 2 when Borman was reciting from Genesis while orbiting the moon (Apollo 8, December 24, 1968), context shots from Earth showed a gibbous moon (between 3rd quarter and full) when in fact the moon was just past first quarter (~30% illuminated).

Alternate versions
In the Netherlands this was shown as a 6-part TV series, between July 15th and July 20th 2019, each episode being about 51-52 minutes long.

Connections
Featured in The 2020 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2020)

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Featured review

9/10

One of the finest documentaries ever

A wonderful and at times deeply moving documentary that captures so much of the detail and feeling of what it was like to live through those exciting "moon" years.

The amount of footage from the period is also quite remarkable, and this is used very skillfully to tell a complex and engrossing story.

For those of us old enough to remember (I was just a boy at the time) it also brings back a lot of amazing memories. For those who did not experience those times, it should perhaps be even more enlightening and entertaining.

Well worth sitting through all 6 hours!