Title:
From the Earth to the Moon
ISBN:
9780783128429
Edition:
Signature ed.
Publication Information:
[New York] : HBO Video, [2005]
Physical Description:
5 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Based in part on the book "A man on the Moon" by Andrew Chaikin.
Originally broadcast on HBO television in 1998.
Special features: A brief history of famous astronomers; behind-the-scenes featurette; special effects featurette; President John F. Kennedy's historic speech to Congress on May 25, 1961; Out of this Solar System: a glimpse at galaxies, black holes and stars outside our solar system; history of the Moon: the origin and evolution of the earth's moon; The Space Race: a timeline of the USA and USSR space programs.
Contents:
Disc 1: Can we do this? ; Apollo one ; We have cleared the tower -- Disc 2: 1968 ; Spider ; Mare tranquilitatis -- Disc 3: That's all there is ; We interrupt this program ; For miles and miles -- Disc 4: Galileo was right ; The original wives' club ; Le voyage dans la lune -- Disc 5: Bonus features.
Geographic Term:
Summary:
Tells the dramatic story of the Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts. Go from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech to the manned space missions and through to the defining moment of the space program - putting a man on the moon. These are the stories of the men, women and children who lived, breathed and manufactured from the power of human will, one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind.
System Details:
DVD, REGION 1, WIDESCREEN (1.78:1) PRESENTATION; DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 SURROUND, DTS 5.1 SURROUND, DOLBY DIGITAL 2.0 STEREO.
Language Note:
ENGLISH, DUBBED FRENCH OR DUBBED SPANISH DIALOGUE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, OR SPANISH SUBTITLES; CLOSED-CAPTIONED.
