Overview
Apollo 11 features an insider's look at one of the most significant events in human history. This documentary features never-before-seen, unedited footage as NASA prepares to send the first men to the moon and reveals the personal lives and experiences of Commander Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Directed by Todd Douglas Miller.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Details
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 191329093603
- Genre: DOCUMENTARY
- Rating: G (MPAA)
- Release Date: May 2019
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[A] cool, meticulous, at times enthralling documentary that captures the Apollo 11 flight in its entirety through raw footage drawn from the NASA vaults. Some of the footage is 70mm and quite spectacular; just about all the footage has never been seen before." - 01/24/2019 Variety
"[I]t features a breathtaking selection of footage of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and the historic launch." - 01/24/2019 Hollywood Reporter
4 stars out of 4 -- "It's magnificent and unique, an adrenaline shot of wonder and skill." - 03/01/2019 RogerEbert.com
"Everything looks strikingly fresh… and overwhelmingly so....In fact what stands out most in this film is the sheer scale of NASA’s Apollo operation." - 02/25/2019 A.V. Club
5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his extraordinary accomplishment doesn’t just add to our shared knowledge of what happened in the nine days between take-off and splashdown. It greatly broadens, deepens and enhances every single aspect of the journey that the Apollo 11 embarked upon." - 02/28/2019 Rolling Stone
"The documentary APOLLO 11, directed and edited by Todd Douglas Miller, is entirely awe-inspiring." - 02/27/2019 New York Times
"[C]ompletely riveting....APOLLO 11 succeeds as well as it does for several reasons, but a key one was the discovery in the National Archives of hours of large-format 65-millimeter color footage covering all aspects of the mission..." - 02/28/2019 Los Angeles Times
"[A] stunning project of historical preservation -- no narration, no cutaway interviews, no recreations, just original material synced with some music and the occasional diagram." - 02/25/2019 The Guardian
"Miller chronicles the APOLLO 11 mission using just archival footage and audio. It adds new dimension to the famous event..." - 06/27/2019 USA Today
"Todd Douglas Miller’s enthralling film is as engaging and gripping as any Tom Hanks-produced documentary or Damien Chazelle drama.....APOLLO 11 puts you right back to five world-changing days in July 1969." - 06/24/2019 Empire
"Space buffs couldn’t ask for a more perfect gift to celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA’s moon landing than Todd Douglas Miller’s gorgeously intimate documentary." - 06/07/2019 Entertainment Weekly
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