8 Days: To the Moon and Back (2019)

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... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony Philipson

Writer:

Philip Ralph

Stars:

Patrick Kennedy, Jack Tarlton, Rufus Wright

8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Patrick Kennedy	...	Michael Collins
Jack Tarlton	...	Buzz Aldrin
Rufus Wright	...	Neil Armstrong

Storyline

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. 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 three men in that high-tech tin can through each of those extraordinary eight days? 8 Days, a feature-length drama documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, will bring the real story of the mission as it happened. With access to hours of declassified cockpit audio recorded by the astronauts themselves, 8 Days will use cutting-edge digital effects and dramatised performances to create a stunning 21st century visual journey to bring the original audio to life. Until now we've only glimpsed inside Apollo 11 with a handful of iconic stills and a few precious minutes of movie footage. But what if we could step ...

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Plot Keywords:

apollo 11 | apollo program | u.s. space program | lunar landing | reenactment | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

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.

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Connections

Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #2.139 (2019)

User Reviews

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.

Details

Official Sites:

bbc website Press article

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Apollo 11 - Resan till månen (2019) (TV)

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Studios, BBC TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color