Movie: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks

Narrator (voice)

Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton

Ed Mitchell (voice)

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman

Neil Armstrong (voice)

Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn

Charles Duke (voice)

Paul Newman
Paul Newman

Dave Scott (voice)

John Travolta
John Travolta

Jim Irwin

Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey

Al Bean (voice)

Matt Damon
Matt Damon

Al Shepard (voice)

Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston

Buzz Aldrin (voice)

Rick Gomez
Rick Gomez

Alpha Station Commander (voice)

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    Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.

  • Release Date

    2005-09-23

  • Average

    5.8

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

    Only twelve have walked on the moon. You're next.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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