Apollo 11: Men on the Moon


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Own a piece of history! The most complete record ever available of this historic mission. This 3-disc set - over 10 hours in all - chronicles America's "one giant leap for mankind" from launch to landing with comprehensive footage from the film and videotape records of Apollo 11, the landmark event of man's achievement in the 20th Century. Features all TV transmissions, all 16mm on-board film, multi-angle views of the launch and lunar landing, and multiple audio tracks. Bonus features include the launch vehicle build, crew suit-up, recovery, and extra TV feeds including on-board audio.

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Mankind's greatest adventure is remembered for the digital age. The DVD format changed the way we look at movies and especially TV series, with massive complete-season sets. That concept is spectacularly taken one-step further with Spacecraft Films' definitive collections of the Gemini and Apollo space missions, stuffing in nearly every scrap of TV transmissions and on-board footage. The three- to six-disc sets use the full functions of the DVD format; see a liftoff in six different angles (some remixed with 5.1 sound) or listen to a mixture of air-to-ground communications, official NASA narration, or post-flight debriefings, most often carefully synched to the exact moment of footage seen. Like any good research paper, every bit of footage may not be interesting, but taken as a chronicle of history, it's irreplaceable.

NASA's most monumental mission was Apollo 11, placing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon. Unfortunately, it's one of the least stunningly photographed missions, with grainy black-and-white TV footage for the two-hour moon walk. However it's so rare that hardly anyone has seen more than a few seconds of this broadcast since 1969. Watch the broadcast as it was (alas, no Walter Cronkite, but this is the NASA feed--not a network), or watch the 16mm color footage shot by a stationary camera inside the lunar module, or watch a composition of both that also displays the famous photographs at the moment they were taken (how cool is that?). The moon walk is only one of three discs and there's another eight hours of footage, including all the onboard film and TV transmissions, pre-and post flight news conferences, and 15 views of the launch. Plus there's plenty of behind-the-scenes footage--the assembly of the giant Saturn 5 spacecraft, moon-walk rehearsals, and capsule recovery. For space junkies, it's the ultimate visual treasure trove. Any kid who has primed himself watching Ron Howard's majestic Apollo 13 (which featured no real space footage) will probably be disappointed in the lack of "cool" footage (oddly, the earlier Gemini missions have more "whoa" photography), but anybody interested in the moon mission finally has a complete chronicle of what it looked like when it happened. --Doug Thomas

 

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Sara Howard Said: Wonderful Story--Apollo 11 ( Jul. 25th 2010 )

This video reminds me of the real landing. Why? A am an Apollo Engineer that worked on a stage of the Saturn V. This video captures the feeling of the real landing and brings the thrill back. I wonder if our astronauts knew what awaited them?

I've watched this twice on DVD and of course the real thing. I think this the best by far of all the Apollo
movies made. I was part of the crowd that made it possible for Neil and Buzz to reach the moon and return home safely. Welcome home, Guys!

Sara Howard, Author of Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Moon

G. Schmidt Said: DO NOT PURCHASE FROM SPACECRAFT FILMS ( Mar. 28th 2010 )

I purchased an expensive 6 dvd set from Spacecraft Films, and there are several sections that will not play. In fact, it freezes my dvd player, and the only option is to unplug the player. I own a very nice Toshiba dvd player. I contacted Spacecraft Films, and the customer rep refused to replace the defective dvd's. He even implied I was not telling him the truth. My recommendation is that you DO NOT order any products from this company!

Glenn E. Powles Said: Apollo fans: Don't miss this DVD set! ( Feb. 12th 2010 )

If you are someone who just wants minimal highlights of the Apollo 11 mission, this isn't for you. Any old DVD will do but if you want to see complete, uncut footage of the launch, journey, both EVA's from multiple angles, the TV transmissions, 70 and 16 mm films and the Haselblad stills, get this set.
Everyone has seen the B&W grainy shots of the first step but few have seen the super clear, color films of the step shot from the LEM window by Buzz. I certainly haven't. This set has multiple angle selections to choose from, multiple audio tracks to choose from and other special DVD features seldom found. It's the 1st time I have been able to use the "angle" button on my remote.
To look at it another way, each disc has at least 2, and usually 5 angles to choose from so really this set could be described as being 15 discs, not 3. There is one drawback, trying to decide what angle to watch. I found myself switching from angle to angle trying to choose the best.
This is a sweet DVD set you don't want to miss.
You can sit and watch the launch from T-Minus 49 minutes to T + 3 min. with several KSC cameras.
Launch film I have never seen and believe me, I have searched and seen a lot.
You will have hours of great watching with this set.
You need to be an Apollo geek, though. This is unedited video and audio with no talking head commentator interrupting the astronauts.
No editing for dramatic effect.
I have been looking for something like this for a long time.
Buy this set before it's gone.

Andre Lieven Said: It Really Still Is Available and It's Not That Expensive ( Feb. 23rd 2009 )

I have this wonderful DVD set, and theres no real need for me to describe how good it is, earlier reviewers have done a great job on that score.
My point is that this set, along with most if not all of the DVD sets from Spacecraft Films, are still available to buy from their own site.
Plus, many are selling right now, for prices less than many of the marketplace selers are asking.
This one is available over there, new and sealed, for $34.99. Plus some shipping.

POITEVIN Said: THE DVD of the millenium ! ( Jun. 30th 2007 )

without any comment
it is "THE" DVD you must keep if you are dropped above a desert island !