Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Sep 23, 2005

0h 40m

★ 5.9

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

IMAX

Playtone

Herzog-Cowen Entertainment

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Tom Hanks

Ed Mitchell (voice)

Bill Paxton

Neil Armstrong (voice)

Morgan Freeman

Charles Duke (voice)

Scott Glenn

Dave Scott (voice)

Paul Newman

Jim Irwin

John Travolta

Al Bean (voice)

Matthew McConaughey

Al Shepard (voice)

Matt Damon

Buzz Aldrin (voice)

Bryan Cranston

Alpha Station Commander (voice)

Rick Gomez

Conspiracy Neil Armstrong

Colin Hanks

Future Houston Capcom

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