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8 Days: To the Moon and Back

  • TV Movie
  • 20192019
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Rufus Wright in 8 Days: To the Moon and Back (2019)
  • Documentary
  • Drama
Eight days, three hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds. That's the total duration of the most important and celebrated space mission ever flown - Apollo 11 - when we first stepped foot on the moon.... Read allEight days, three hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds. That's the total duration of the most important and celebrated space mission ever flown - Apollo 11 - when we first stepped foot on the moon. Eight days that created some of the most iconic images in human history and changed the w... Read allEight days, three hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds. That's the total duration of the most important and celebrated space mission ever flown - Apollo 11 - when we first stepped foot on the moon. Eight days that created some of the most iconic images in human history and changed the way we think about our place in the universe forever. But what was it really like for those... Read all
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  • Director
    • Anthony Philipson
  • Writer
    • Philip Ralph
  • Stars
    • Patrick Kennedy
    • Jack Tarlton
    • Rufus Wright
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anthony Philipson
  • Writer
    • Philip Ralph
  • Stars
    • Patrick Kennedy
    • Jack Tarlton
    • Rufus Wright
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    • 12User reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 10 nominations total

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    Jack Tarlton, Rufus Wright, and Patrick Kennedy in 8 Days: To the Moon and Back (2019)
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    8 Days: To the Moon and Back (2019)
    Jack Tarlton, Rufus Wright, and Patrick Kennedy in 8 Days: To the Moon and Back (2019)
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    On set as Buzz Aldrin in 8 Days: To the Moon and Back
    On set as Buzz Aldrin in 8 Days: To the Moon and Back
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    On set as Buzz Aldrin in 8 Days: To the Moon and Back for BBC Television and PBS.
    As Buzz Aldrin in 8 Days: To the Moon and Back for BBC Television and PBS.
    As Buzz Aldrin in 8 Days: To the Moon and Back for BBC Television and PBS. With Rufus Wright as Neil Armstrong and Patrick Kennedy as Michael Collins.

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    Patrick Kennedy
    Patrick Kennedy
    • Michael Collinsas Michael Collins
    Jack Tarlton
    Jack Tarlton
    • Buzz Aldrinas Buzz Aldrin
    Rufus Wright
    Rufus Wright
    • Neil Armstrongas Neil Armstrong
    • Director
      • Anthony Philipson
    • Writer
      • Philip Ralph
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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      At about 1 hour in the documentary Armstrong and Aldrin are taking photographs on the moon. The typical sound of a camera's shutter and film transport is heard. This is impossible in a vacuum.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #2.139 (2019)

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    Top review
    8/10
    Reasonably Well Done
    It's well done, but not entirely a documentary in my view. The addition of the three actors portraying the astronauts during the presentation is, well, not what I was expecting. They did a very good job of synching voices, which is far better than adding the director's own "concept" of what was said during the event. In other words, what we are hearing during the program is actual voice footage in spite of what we are seeing is not necessarily what it actually looked like in the cockpit of the command module and other devices.

    What was interesting of note was the switch between 4:3 aspect ration and today's more common 16:9, with this being used anytime we were watching the astronauts in the capsule or various actions taken with said devices. Maybe this was done so the viewer can better note the real from the fake?

    Anyway, this event was an important step in the US space race, and something those of us born and bred in the United States should be proud of and hopefully never forget.
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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • bbc website
      • Press article
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Apollo 11 - Resan till månen
    • Filming locations
      • England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Studios
      • BBC TV
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      • £1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
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