Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Directed by Tom Jennings
Produced by 1895 Films
A documentary celebration of human achievement and exploration that uses archival materials to convey both the technical grandeur and emotional stakes of the Apollo program.
National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.
Essence
Ensemble
Buzz Aldrin
Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11 (archive footage)
Bill Anders
Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Self - Commander, Apollo 11 (archive footage)
Frank Borman
Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self - CBS News (archive footage)
Betty Grissom
Self - Wife of Gus Grissom (archive footage)
Jim Lovell
Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Ward Kimball
Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)
Wernher von Braun
Self - Rocket Scientist, NASA (archive footage)
Joseph Sheahan
Self - NASA (archive footage)
James Burke
Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound)
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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
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