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)
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
Featured review
The restored 70mm footage looks like it was shot yesterday. It will make your jaw drop on the massive screen. There's something simply astounding about old restored 35mm, 65mm and 70mm footage viewed in full resolution today - it's like stepping into a time-machine and being transported, like you are really there. Any 70mm footage projected on an IMAX screen is simply magical, but this is not just real footage, but footage capturing possibly the most important moment in human history - certainly the most inspiring. You won't be able to experience the same thing at home, so I wish everyone would go out to their local IMAX and experience this first-hand. This is the kind of thing schools should require their students to experience.
The only reason I don't give it a perfect 10/10 is that because the film is made in a cinéma-vérité style, the audience simply experiences the event without really learning very much about the incredible engineering, science, training and logistics of the incredible Apollo program. So I hope this film inspires people to also seek out The Right Stuff (1983), Apollo 13 (1995), the massively underrated miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998) and the invaluable documentary In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) - possibly the definitive documentary about the Apollo program - which you should watch as a companion piece to this film.
The only reason I don't give it a perfect 10/10 is that because the film is made in a cinéma-vérité style, the audience simply experiences the event without really learning very much about the incredible engineering, science, training and logistics of the incredible Apollo program. So I hope this film inspires people to also seek out The Right Stuff (1983), Apollo 13 (1995), the massively underrated miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998) and the invaluable documentary In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) - possibly the definitive documentary about the Apollo program - which you should watch as a companion piece to this film.
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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