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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-09-23
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11 Votes
Time: 0h 40m
Only twelve have walked on the moon. You're next.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
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Herzog-Cowen Entertainment
Movie: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tom Hanks
Narrator (voice)
Bill Paxton
Ed Mitchell (voice)
Morgan Freeman
Neil Armstrong (voice)
Scott Glenn
Charles Duke (voice)
Paul Newman
Dave Scott (voice)
John Travolta
Jim Irwin
Matthew McConaughey
Al Bean (voice)
Matt Damon
Al Shepard (voice)
Bryan Cranston
Buzz Aldrin (voice)
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.
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2005-09-23
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Only twelve have walked on the moon. You're next.
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