Apollo 11 (2019)

79% User Rating

1h 33min

Documentary

History

Drama

"A Cinematic Event 50 Years In The Making"

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

Todd Douglas MillerDirector

Cast

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Neil Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Buzz Aldrin

Self (archive footage)

Michael Collins

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Bruce McCandless II

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Duke

Self (archive footage)

Andy Aldrin

Self

Patricia Mary Finnegan

Self

Janet Armstrong

Self

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Jim Lovell

Self

Gene Kranz

Self - Flight Director White Team

H. David Reed

Self - Flight Dynamics Officer

Clifford E. Charlesworth

Self - Flight Director Green Team

Deke Slayton

Self - Director of Flight Crew Operations

Bill Anders

Self - Backup Command Module Pilot

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Rating 90%

May 29, 2019

With so much crystal-clear recorded footage of the moon landing available, the story of ‘Apollo 11’ feels more like a time-travelling thriller and less like a conventional documentary. It’s a virtuoso feat of editing, and awe-inspiring in a way that rescues that phrase from cliché. We're not so much hearing what happened in the past as seeing it happen before our eyes. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-apollo-11-a-transcendent-journey-to-the-moon Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.