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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780783128429
ISBN: 0783128428
Label: HBO Home Video
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: HBO Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 20, 2005
Running Time: 720 minutes
Sales Rank: 1273
Studio: HBO Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 05, 1998
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Product Description:
This 12-hour HBO miniseries created by Tom Hanks garnered 17 Emmy nominations and captivated audiences. From the early stages of the space program and Kennedy's 1961 call to reach the moon within a decade to the successes and heartbreaking failures of the race for space the dream was kept alive by dedicated daring professionals and a nation intent on reaching for -- and landing amid -- the stars all while the world faced the Vietnam War.Running Time: 720 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359885327
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Originally broadcast in April and May of 1998, the epic miniseries From the Earth to the Moon was HBO's most expensive production to date, with a budget of $68 million. Hosted by executive producer Tom Hanks, the miniseries tackles the daunting challenge of chronicling the entire history of NASA's Apollo space program from 1961 to 1972. For the most part, it's a rousing success. Some passages are flatly chronological, awkwardly wedging an abundance of factual detail into a routine dramatic structure. But each episode is devoted to a crucial aspect of the Apollo program. The cumulative effect is a deep and thorough appreciation of NASA's monumental achievement. With the help of a superlative cast, consistent writing, and a stable of talented directors, Hanks has shared his infectious enthusiasm for space exploration and the inspiring power of conquering the final frontier.
NASA's complete participation in the production lends to its total authenticity, right down to the use of NASA equipment, launch locations, and even spacecraft. The re-creation of the lunar landscape is almost as impressive as the real thing and is further enhanced by the use of helium balloons to lighten the actors playing moon-walking astronauts. (These and other backstage details are revealed in the 'making of' featurette, along with a wealth of supplemental materials, on a bonus disc in the miniseries' DVD package.)With a fictional, Walter Cronkite-like TV reporter (Lane Smith) serving as the dramatic link for all 12 episodes, this ambitious production may not be a great work of art. But as a generous and definitive example of nonfiction drama, it's full of the same kind of awe, inspiration, and humanity that led to 'one giant leap' in the all-too-short history of 20th-century space exploration. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating:  - NASA at it's finest!
This video package is for the true space nut.I grew up watching the Apollo missions to the moon glued to the set with each mission.This video provides the background to all of the important decisions made in order to successfully make it to the moon and back.I truly believe it is one of the finest series ever produced.
Rating: - Brilliant! An amazing adventure
As a huge fan of the space program and with an extensive collection of DVD's and books about the Apollo missions, I have learned more from this DVD collection than most other shows about the Apollo project.
The most fascinating aspect is what happened behind the scenes that hasn't been shown before. Every episode revealed secrets from the missions that I, and one would assume most people would not be aware of.
The show is brilliantly acted out and the special effects are awesome. ... Read More
Rating: - Epic Series
This edition is incredible.The stories are inspiring, the cinematography breath taking and the approach is refreshing and powerful, particularly regarding the Apollo 13 mission.It captures the majesty, trials and triumphs of the space program. While watching this you realize that one of the problems in America today is our lack of a sense of mission and a pursuit of a common goal, we have, in a way, become a nation of individuals.
Do not pay any attention to the complaints about format, ... Read More
Rating: - From the Earth to the Moon
I loved this HBO miniseries on the Apollo space program. The episode titled "Spyder" completely epitomizes why I became an engineer.
Rating: - An Inspiring, Touching and Astoundingly Beautiful-looking Miniseries
I had already seen many of the episodes of From The Earth To The Moon in a class about manned spaceflight I had taken. I was shown them on a small screen in 4:3. It did not diminish the human stories or the interesting science that are the main components of this miniseries, but it greatly diminished the look and sound. When I bought these DVDs I knew I had gotten my money's worth. The picture is absolutely beautiful. I found myself very surprised to learn that the series had been broadcast in 1998. But ... Read More
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