The Wonder of It All

The Wonder of It All (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jeffrey Roth

Written By:
Jeffrey Roth
Paul Basta

Actors:
Eugene Cernan ..... Himself
Yuri Gagarin ..... Himself (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy ..... Himself (archive footage)
Alan Bean ..... Himself
Edgar D. Mitchell ..... Himself
Buzz Aldrin ..... Himself
John Young ..... Himself
Harrison Schmitt ..... Himself
Charles Duke ..... Himself
Gus Grissom ..... Himself (archive footage)
Edward H. White II ..... Himself (archive footage)
Roger B. Chaffee ..... Himself (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong ..... Himself (archive footage)
Michael Collins ..... Himself (archive footage)
Buster Crabbe ..... Flash Gordon (archive footage)

Synopsis:

In 1961, with the Cold War creating international tensions, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to send someone to the moon. At the time, the Russians had already been to outer space and were well ahead of the United States. But NASA accelerated its program and recruited several of the Air Force's top pilots for its Apollo missions. This documentary includes interviews with seven astronauts who walked on the moon. They recount their training routines and go into great detail describing the moon's dusty surface as well as the intense sunlight. 'We were not a particularly, exuberant, extroverted group' says Buzz Aldrin, emphasizing that the astronauts were so focused, they didn't think about much else. As an oral history, The Wonder of It All is a highly successful chronicle of the lunar experience. Cleveland Museum of Art Lecture Hall.

I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. These words spoken by President John F. Kennedy in May 1961 changed the lives of twelve men who became known as 'Moonwalkers.' The Wonder of it All focuses on the rarely told human side of the men behind the Apollo missions through thoughtful and candid accounts from seven Moonwalkers. Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt intimately reflect on the training, the tragedies, the camaraderie and the effect their space travel has had on their families. The Wonder of it All honors the men who walked on the moon and became heroes to a nation. They fulfilled the dream of humankind to set foot on another world and, in so doing, forever changed the way we view ourselves.

A documentary about the various U.S. missions to the moon.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 29 July, 2012.