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The Moon (2006)

The epic story of our love affair with the moon

Genre : Documentary, History, TV Movie

Runtime : 58M

Director : Ruth Whippman

Synopsis

1972 was the year a great affair ended, as the human race fell out of love with the moon. Just three years after the world was gripped by Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind, the last man left the moon and we have never been back. This film tells the epic story of our love affair with the moon - what inspired it, how it faded away and how we are now falling in love all over again.

Actors

Sean Pertwee
Sean Pertwee
Narrator
Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
Himself - NASA
Paul Blase
Paul Blase
Himself - TransOrbital
Margaret Curtis
Margaret Curtis
Herself - Local Historian
Winnifred Cutler
Winnifred Cutler
Herself - Athena Institute
William Fung-Schwarz
William Fung-Schwarz
Himself - The Moon Society
Linda Hyder
Linda Hyder
Herself - Voyager Navigation Engineer
Peter Kokh
Peter Kokh
Himself - President, The Moon Society
Gary Lofgren
Gary Lofgren
Himself - NASA Planetary Scientist
John Noble Wilford
John Noble Wilford
Himself - Apollo Correspondent: The New York Times
Don Pettit
Don Pettit
Himself - NASA Astronaut
Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen
Himself - Space Tourist
David Rothery
David Rothery
Himself - The Open University
Stacey Tearne
Stacey Tearne
Herself - Space Adventures
Jerry Wiant
Jerry Wiant
Himself - Texas Laser Ranging Station
Leslie Wickman
Leslie Wickman
Herself - The Moon Society

Crews

Ruth Whippman
Ruth Whippman
Director
Paul Appleton
Paul Appleton
Production Manager
Bryan Baird
Bryan Baird
Sound
Willy Gomez
Willy Gomez
Sound
Ian Ross
Ian Ross
Sound
Mark Owen
Mark Owen
Sound Mixer
Martin O'Toole
Martin O'Toole
Camera Operator
Charlie Stanfield
Charlie Stanfield
Camera Operator
Faith Harris
Faith Harris
Production Coordinator
Bryan Phillips
Bryan Phillips
Production Coordinator
Anya Roberts
Anya Roberts
Production Coordinator
Rosie Thomas
Rosie Thomas
Researcher
Tricia Power
Tricia Power
Researcher
Jonathan Renouf
Jonathan Renouf
Executive Producer
John Lynch
John Lynch
Executive Producer
Ruth Whippman
Ruth Whippman
Producer
Charlie Jefferson
Charlie Jefferson
Original Music Composer
Scott Szabo
Scott Szabo
Sound

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