Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301378334
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,330 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You are there, May 31, 2009

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Mr. R. E. J. Hyson (Portsmouth, Hants United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Man on the Moon [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This review is for the 1989 video version. This is the BEST. It has a "you are there" feel. It covers the mission well, and also has clips of the reactions from members of the public, including Armstromg's family.
The "40th Anniversary" DVD is a poor version of this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TV History, June 2, 2007

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Marivaux "Ulriccowl" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Man on the Moon [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I used portions of this program in a course I taught on the "History of Television". What particularly makes this product worthwhile is that it features actual, lengthy segments of what Cronkite and his colleagues reported live on television. Images of the moon landing as covered by CBS news are particularly effective in creating for students today the sense of anxiety, excitement and wonder that people throughout the world felt at what the American astronauts were trying to accomplish. Particularly interesting is the sense of pride that countries around the world expressed towards America for its daring and accomplishment, which is so polar opposite to the mood that is being expressed today towards the U.S. (nearly 40-years later) in the wake of the Iraq war and the seeming American indifference towards issues like global warming.