Apollo 11 (1996)

Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly... See full summary »

Director:

Norberto Barba

Writer:

Phil Penningroth

Stars:

Carmen Argenziano, Tuck Milligan, Dennis Lipscomb

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carmen Argenziano	...	Tom Paine
Tuck Milligan	...	Martin Wells
Dennis Lipscomb	...	George Low
William Mesnik	...	Bob Gilruth
Jack Conley	...	Deke Slayton
Michael Chieffo	...	Dr. Charles Berry
Jeffrey Nordling	...	Neil Armstrong
James Parks	...	Man at Bar
Barbara Whinnery	...	Lola Morrow (as Barbara K. Whinnery)
Wendie Malick	...	Pat Collins
Jim Metzler	...	Mike Collins
Samantha Dapper	...	Annie Collins
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Jan Armstrong
Maureen Mueller	...	Joan Aldrin
Xander Berkeley	...	Buzz Aldrin

Storyline

Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly as possible, though they knew that pushing too hard could lead to the ultimate disaster. This film recreates the tensions that were felt not only by the three astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, but also by their families and by the teams of technicians training to deal with anything that could go wrong.

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Plot Keywords:

nasa | outer space | the star spangled banner | moon landing | based on true story | 

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Taglines:

On July 20, 1969, the whole world stopped. Where were you?

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Apollo 11

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apollo 11 Productions Inc., James Manos Jr. Productions, MTM Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The amount of remaining fuel was called at "30 seconds" and then "20 seconds". In fact there was not call at 20 seconds, and by about then the Lunar Module had landed, though it is shown as still being well over 50 feet above the surface, and not landing for another 30 seconds.

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Soundtracks

Purple Haze
Written by Jimi Hendrix (as J. Hendrix)
Performed by Jimi Hendrix
Courtesy of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (ASCAP)

User Reviews

The choir score at the end is incredible!

If anybody knows who sings this song please tell me! It's a choir instrumental piano song with lyrics in Latin or greek, whatever. It consists of four words sounding like : "Hope sonnen forte patriares" The soundtrack listing of imdb says it could be (or else the song isn't listed there) "No name blues" by The Mersh Bros. Band, written by Phil Marshall. There's no soundtrack CD or any hint of the performers nor the writer on the internet! Please write to me, if you know something about this song!