How the Moon Conquered Pop

Jan 10, 2019

0h 54m

★ 7.0

Overview

Musicians inspired by the Moon. Since the Apollo landings, the Moon has entered popular consciousness like never before. A journey through pop music's lunar obsession.

Genres

Documentary

Animation

Music

TV Movie

Production Companies

ARTE

Kobalt Productions

ZDF

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Cast

Self (voice)

Buzz Aldrin

Self (voice)

Neil Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Alex Gorosh

Self (archive footage)

Gus Backus

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Valentina Tereshkova

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