For All Mankind (1989)

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80 min - Documentary | History - 1 November 1989 (USA)

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This movie documents the Apollo missions perhaps the most definitively of any movie under two hours... See full summary »

Director:

Al Reinert

Stars:

Jim Lovell, Kenneth Mattingly and Russell Schweickart

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This movie documents the Apollo missions perhaps the most definitively of any movie under two hours. Al Reinert watched all the footage shot during the missions--over 6,000,000 feet of it, and picked out the best. Instead of being a newsy, fact-filled documentary. Reinart focuses on the human aspects of the space flights. The only voices heard in the film are the voices of the astronauts and mission control. Reinart uses the astronaunts' own words from interviews and from the mission footage. The score by Brian Eno underscores the strangeness, wonder, and and beauty of the astronauts' experiences--experiences which they were privileged to have for a first time "for all mankind." Written by Scott B. Fisher <sbfisher@burgoyne.com>

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 1989 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Erövringen av rymden See more »

Filming Locations:

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA See more »

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$770,132 (USA)

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Apollo Associates, FAM Productions See more »

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Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

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Color (DuArt)

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1.37 : 1

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In the opening scene, President John F. Kennedy stands at the podium, giving his famous speech about the government's plan for lunar travel at Rice University. In the scene, President Kennedy's voice-over says, "We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained and new rights to be won and they must be won and used for the progress of all mankind." President Kennedy in actuality, said, "...used for the progress of all people." Director Al Reinert, using creative license, decided to splice President Kennedy's words, dubbing "mankind" over "people," using a part of the President's speech earlier on in his address. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When showing the scenes of trans-lunar injection (firing the rocket to leave earth orbit for the moon), scenes of a Gemini spacecraft reentering the atmosphere are shown instead. See more »

Quotes

T. Kenneth Mattingly II: I had the only window at this point, and I looked out, and doggone if the moon wasn't visible in the daylight right straight out the top of the window. I know they're doin' their job right because the moon's right straight ahead and that's where we're pointed and they're gonna launch us right straight to this thing.
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This film is indebted to the staff of the Johnson Space Center. See more »

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Referenced in Drive (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"Drift"
Courtesy of EG Records (Apollo)
Written and Performed by Roger Eno and Brian Eno
Licensed by EG Music, Inc. (BMI) See more »

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Credited cast:
	Jim Lovell	...	Narrator (Apollo 8, 13) (voice) (as James A. Lovell Jr.)
	Russell Schweickart	...	Narrator (Apollo 9) (voice) (as Russell L. Schweickart)
	Eugene Cernan	...	Narrator (Apollo 10, 17) (voice) (as Eugene A. Cernan)
	Michael Collins	...	Narrator (Apollo 11) (voice)
	Charles Conrad	...	Narrator (Apollo 12) (voice) (as Charles P. Conrad Jr.)
	Richard Gordon	...	Narrator (Apollo 12) (voice) (as Richard F. Gordon Jr.)
	Alan Bean	...	Narrator (Apollo 12) (voice) (as Alan L. Bean)
	Jack Swigert	...	Narrator (Apollo 13) (voice) (as John L. Swigert Jr.)
	Stuart Roosa	...	Narrator (Apollo 14) (voice) (as Stuart A. Roosa)
	James Irwin	...	Narrator (Apollo 15) (voice) (as James B. Irwin)
	Kenneth Mattingly	...	Narrator (Apollo 16) (voice) (as T. Kenneth Mattingly II)
	Charles Duke	...	Narrator (Apollo 16) (voice) (as Charles M. Duke Jr.)
	Harrison Schmitt	...	Narrator (Apollo 17) (voice) (as Harrison H. Schmitt)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Buzz Aldrin	...	Himself (archive footage)
	Bill Anders	...	Himself (archive footage)