Dark Side of the Moon 

This hard-hitting mockumentary exposes how Stanley Kubrick faked the 1969 moon landing, with seeming-endorsements from many key players in NASA and the US government.

Director:

William Karel

Stars:

Buzz Aldrin, Loïs Aldrin, Jan Harlan

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Buzz Aldrin	...	Himself - Apollo 11
Loïs Aldrin	...	Herself
Jan Harlan	...	Himself
Farouk Elbaz	...	Himself - NASA
Christiane Kubrick	...	Herself
Lawrence Eagleburger	...	Himself (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger	...	Himself - NSC (archive footage)
Jeffrey Hoffman	...	Himself - NASA
Richard Helms	...	Himself - CIA (archive footage)
Alexander Haig	...	Himself (archive footage)
Donald Rumsfeld	...	Himself (archive footage)
David Scott	...	Himself - Apollo 15
Tad Brown	...	David Bowman - NASA Houston
Jacquelyn Toman	...	Maria Vargas
Bernard Kirschoff	...	Dimitri - KGB / CIA

Storyline

This hard-hitting mockumentary exposes how Stanley Kubrick faked the 1969 moon landing, with seeming-endorsements from many key players in NASA and the US government.

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Plot Keywords:

mockumentary | moon landing | hoax | fake documentary | apollo 11 | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

16 October 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Dark Side of the Moon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arte France, Point du Jour, Procirep

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The origin of the fictitious characters' names are characters from well known movies, and the character of W.A. Koenigsberg is a play-on-words about Woody Allen's (W.A.) real name, Allen Stuart Koenigsberg.

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Connections

References Barry Lyndon (1975)

User Reviews

Questioning the authority of documentaries

This is a film that will change the way you look at documentaries and their authenticity. Afterall, it is not difficult to prove that Stanley Kubrick was involved in a shady deal with NASA and the Nixon administration to fabricate a story about man's first trip to the moon.

Don't want to spoil the fun, so I am not saying more... after watching it, just ask your self one question: what if news channels do this on a daily basis?

A must see!

Rating: 10/10