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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: HANKS,TOM
EAN: 9780783128429
Format: AC-3, Box set, Collector's Edition, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783128428
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: HBO Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledFrenchDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
MPN: D98853D
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: HBO Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 20, 2005
Running Time: 720 minutes
Studio: HBO Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 05, 1998
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A dramatization of the events surrounding the first manned space flights to the moon.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 20-SEP-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video:
Originally broadcast in April and May of 1998, the epic miniseries From the Earth to the Moon was HBO's most expensive production to date, with a budget of $68 million. Hosted by executive producer Tom Hanks, the miniseries tackles the daunting challenge of chronicling the entire history of NASA's Apollo space program from 1961 to 1972. For the most part, it's a rousing success. Some passages are flatly chronological, awkwardly wedging an abundance of factual detail into a routine dramatic structure. But each episode is devoted to a crucial aspect of the Apollo program. The cumulative effect is a deep and thorough appreciation of NASA's monumental achievement. With the help of a superlative cast, consistent writing, and a stable of talented directors, Hanks has shared his infectious enthusiasm for space exploration and the inspiring power of conquering the final frontier.
NASA's complete participation in the production lends to its total authenticity, right down to the use of NASA equipment, launch locations, and even spacecraft. The re-creation of the lunar landscape is almost as impressive as the real thing and is further enhanced by the use of helium balloons to lighten the actors playing moon-walking astronauts. (These and other backstage details are revealed in the "making of" featurette, along with a wealth of supplemental materials, on a bonus disc in the miniseries' DVD package.) With a fictional, Walter Cronkite-like TV reporter (Lane Smith) serving as the dramatic link for all 12 episodes, this ambitious production may not be a great work of art. But as a generous and definitive example of nonfiction drama, it's full of the same kind of awe, inspiration, and humanity that led to "one giant leap" in the all-too-short history of 20th-century space exploration. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating:  -
This is a fantastic miniseries about the history of the American space program. I don't know how or why I waited so long to buy it, but I'm glad I finally came around. It's a great series. It's got good casting, good acting, it's historically accurate, and it tells the stories of the astronauts, as well as of their families, mission control, and the general public. Some episodes I liked more than others, but overall I've got no real complaints.
My only bone to pick is that some of the ... Read More
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this 12 episode HBO series is a must have for anybody that is interested in the space race of the 60's all the way to the conclusion of Apollo in '72. Excellent Price. Excellent buy!
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After working on the Ron Howard movie 'Apollo 13', Tom Hanks decided to help create this wonderful mini-series about the Apollo moon program. It is a 12 part series that covers many aspects of the Apollo program: from the tragedy of Apollo 1 to the evolution of journalism during Apollo 13. From the committees of Washington, DC to the craters of the moon, this mini-series takes the viewer on an amazing journey.
This movie was shot in the 'Apollo 13' fashion in the aspect that this is not ... Read More
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No, it's not perfect. Yes, some episodes could perhaps have been better. But given that the Gemini and Mercury programs were covered in The Right Stuff, and Apollo 13 was covered in the movie of the same name, it does an excellent job of demonstrating the heroism and engineering marvel that was the Apollo program. It covers all aspects, from the astronauts, to their wives, to the engineers, to the administrators. Special effects are wonderful, the individual astronauts are portrayed with great faithfulness, ... Read More
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Before the magnificent documentary `In the Shadow of the Moon,' HBO's `From Here to the Moon' was a multi-faceted miniseries that encapsulated the Apollo program for the near decade America prepared and went to the moon. As a reenactment, the show illuminates the challenges, logistics, relationships, dangers, and interpersonal strife found in the experiences that shaped the precious time when man actually reached and explored the lunar surface. Tom Hanks, who is a main sponsor of the project, is the consummate ... Read More
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