Reach for the Stars

Dec 17, 2019

0h 45m

★ 10.0

Overview

Multipart Documentaries released with the BluRay of the movie, looking into the creation and production of Ad Astra, with interviews of Cast and Crew. Consists of : To The Stars, A Man Named Roy, The Crew Of The Cepheus, The Art Of 'Ad Astra', Reach For The Stars

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Reach for the Stars Trailers

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Cast

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James Gray

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Ethan Gross

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Jeremy Kleiner

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Brad Pitt

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Tommy Lee Jones

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Donald Sutherland

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Ruth Negga

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Donnie Keshawarz

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Loren Dean

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Kimberly Elise

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Bobby Nish

Self

Nana Fischer

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