
Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
1996-11-17 · 93 min · ★ 6.5
Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly as possible, though they knew that pushing too hard could lead to the ultimate disaster. This film recreates the tensions that were felt not only by the three astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, but also by their families and by the teams of technicians training to deal with anything that could go wrong.
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- Norberto Barba
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Carmen ArgenzianoTom Paine
Tuck MilliganMartin Wells
Dennis LipscombGeorge Low
Jack ConleyDeke Slayton
Michael ChieffoDr. Charles Berry
Jeffrey NordlingNeil Armstrong
James ParksMan at Bar
Barbara WhinneryLola Morrow
Wendie MalickPat Collins
Jim MetzlerMike Collins
Jane KaczmarekJan Armstrong
Maureen MuellerJoan Aldrin
Xander BerkeleyBuzz Aldrin
Michael FairmanEdwin Aldrin, Sr.
Ted RaimiSteve Bales
Matt FrewerGene Kranz
Jake LloydMark Armstrong
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