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IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON is an intimate epic, which vividly communicates the daring and the danger, the pride and the passion, of this extraordinary era in American history. Between 1968 and 1972, the world watched in awe each time an American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon. Only 12 American men walked upon its surface and they remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. Now for the first, and very possibly the last, time, IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON combines archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never before seen, with interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and 13), Dave Scott (Apollo 9 and 15), John Young (Apollo 10 and 16), Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and 17), Mike Collins (Apollo 11), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), Alan Bean (Apollo 12), Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14), Charlie Duke (Apollo 16) and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17). The astronauts emerge as eloquent, witty, emotional and very human.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 3.2 Ounces
- Item model number : TF-55595
- Director : David Sington
- Media Format : NTSC, Dolby, Color
- Run time : 1 hour and 50 minutes
- Release date : February 22, 2008
- Actors : Harrison Schmitt, Alan Bean, Edgar D. Mitchell, Michael Collins (II), Neil Armstrong
- Subtitles: : Spanish
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : Velocity / Thinkfilm
- ASIN : B000XJ5TPE
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #63,723 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,896 in Documentary (Movies & TV)
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I had seen most of the vintage footage before, although the filmmakers found some fantastic archival footage of the astronauts (including some great pre-Apollo footage). The difference in this project was the dexterity that the clips were woven together with: it is a clearly superior effort, and one of the best documentaries I have seen.
As wonderful as it is to see the footage from Apollo, the best part of the film is by far the insightful interviews with the Apollo survivors (sans the stoic and reclusive Neil Armstrong). The filmmakers spent two days with each of the astronauts interviewed, giving them a great deal of material to edit, and to say that the finished product is masterful is an understatement. I was especially fond of the interviews with Mike Collins and Alan Bean, and I loved the contrasts between the personality types involved. If anyone needed proof that John Young is one of the most laconic, yet witty, astronauts in NASA history, the proof is here. Likewise, Buzz Aldrin still comes across as the hyper-intelligent "Dr. Rendezvous", though more relaxed with age. All the astronauts are clearly very bright, keenly insightful, and give perspectives that are extremely interesting from the vantage point of almost 40 years of reflection: I was especially taken by Bean's comments that he hasn't complained once about the weather since he returned to earth. This and the other insights from Bean late in the film are golden.
The film has many extras including unused scenes, and a fascinating commentary track: I highly recommend all the extras. The film is nearly perfect, and provides both those very familiar with spaceflight and more casual viewers information through clever editing, interview footage, and occasional captions, including translations of sometimes difficult to understand exchanges between the spacecraft and Houston. The film is meticulous in accuracy, and an explanation of all footage substitutions are thoroughly explained in the commentary. So devoted to accuracy is the film that I noted only one extremely minor error in the film, when the term "REFSMMAT" was translated as "azimuth" in a caption. (This, obviously, has no value to viewers.) For a documentary of this scope and complexity, that is an amazing achievement.
I highly recommend "In the Shadow of the Moon" to everyone, and I thank the makers of this brilliant film for bringing it to us, and I thank the astronauts for participating in this truly worthwhile endeavor.
Kennedy didn't live to see that audacious dream realized, but on July 20, 1969, the whole world watched as Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. Since then "put a man on the moon by 1970" has inspired thousands of leaders to put a short-term target on the wall--and, in bold faith, blast off. For faith-based organizations, I prefer the term "Big Holy Audacious Goal."
So I was energized once again with that profound BHAG while at a client's senior leaders retreat in the Colorado mountains recently. One evening, we sat mesmerized by the stunning DVD, In the Shadow of the Moon, Ron Howard's documentary of the 12 American astronauts who walked on the moon between 1968 and 1972.
This extraordinary 110-minute film has teachable moments in almost every one of the 20 management buckets from my book, Mastering The Management Buckets: 20 Critical Competencies for Leading Your Business or Non-profit . The Results Bucket: check. The Strategy Bucket: bull's-eye. The Systems Bucket: 15 astronauts owned 15 segments of the mission. The Crisis Bucket: "Houston, we have a problem."
The film is absolutely rich in memorable moments in the Team Bucket. Then there's the People Bucket with often hilarious and poignant illustrations of the four social styles, including analyticals (Armstrong) and expressives (James Lovell). This massive, visionary expedition would have failed miserably without monumental achievements in the Delegation Bucket. There's a lot more.
Besides the exquisite cinematography and the dramatic explosions (they had lots of failures enroute to the BHAG), the insights shared by the aging and straight-talking astronauts (it was filmed in 2008) were remarkable, often funny and frequently breath-taking.
If your learning style is more listener than reader, you'll appreciate this DVD, which is perfect for a staff retreat, a staff training day, a department Hoopla! Bucket event, or even a Friday night at the movies family celebration at home. Enjoy, learn and be inspired!
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Allen Apollo-Fans kann diese DVD nur ans Herz gelegt werden.
Besonders diejenigen, die schon sehr viele Details kennen und Interviews der Astronauten seit jahren verfolgen, kommen auf ihre Kosten!
Apollo - die Reise zum Mond. Allen, die sich eingehender mit diesem Projekt beschäftigt haben wissen, was dies bedeutet:
Männer, die vor Selbstvertrauen und notwendigen Skills strotzten
setzten sich in kleine Kisten um eine Reise ins Ungewisse, unglaublich weit weg von Zuhause zu begehen. Sie reisten zu einem Ort, an dem man so sehr auf sich selber gestellt ist, wie nirgends anders. An dem ein Glied in der Kette brechen kann und der Weg zurück versperrt ist.
Wo der Tod nur einen Inch entfernt ist und der Partner, wenn man landet, das einzige Lebewesen ist, das das Auge weit und breit sieht - in dieser weiten, schönsten Wüste die man sich vorstellen kann und die so unberührt ist. An einem aber zugleich erschreckenden Ort.
In dieser Dokumentation erzählen uns die Astronauten, wie sie diese Reise erlebten und wie sie diese veränderte.
Gene Cernan glänzt wie immer wenn er versucht, uns Erdlingen an seiner unglaublichen Erfahrung teilhaben zu lassen. Ein Mann, den ich ganz besonders bewundere. Hält man sich vor Augen, welchen Mut es bedarf, überhaupt aus dem Mondorbit und der halbwegs sicheren Rückkehr zur so weit entfernten Erde den Abstieg zur Mondoberfläche (jedes mal war es ein Himmelfahrtskommando im Himmelfahrtskommando) zu wagen, kann sich vorstellen, wie mutig und selbstbewusst dieser Mann sein muss, der um ein Haar schon von Apollo 10 nicht zurückgekehrt wäre.
Liebenswürdig wie immer ist Charlie Duke. Erschreckend ist es, wie alt
John Young geworden ist.
Interessant waren für mich vor allem die Interviews mit Michael Collins, Jack Schmitt und Ed Michel.
Collins hat eine sehr fesselnde Art.
Und wenn man Jack Schmitt über den "Right stuff" sprechen hört, kann man sich kaum vorstellen, dass er als erster Wissenschaftsastronaut damals nicht von allen Astronauten als "echter Astronaut" angesehen wurde.
Und zu Ed Michel: Es ist unvorstellbar, dass dieser nachdenkliche und stets spirituell veranlagte Mann den Flug zum Mond mit einem der schwierigsten Charaktere des Astronautencorps (Al Shepard) ausgehalten hat.
Und bei Buzz Aldrin hat man wie immer den Eindruck, dass er seinen Frust, "nur" der zweite Mann auf dem Mond gewesen zu sein, nie überwunden hat und sich sogar heute noch selber einen vormacht.
Ein Genuss ist es, die Astronauten über den Start der Saturn V sprechen zu hören.
Newbies auf dem Gebiet werden bemängeln, dass Neil Armstrong fehlt.
Man muss sagen, dass Neil Armstrong der wohl scheueste aller Astronauten war. Er gibt eigentlich nie Interviews und lebt sehr zurückgezogen.
Und wenn man sich die Last vorstellen kann, dass man mit jedem Atemzug, den man bis zu seinem Tod tut, an die Rolle, der erste Mensch
auf dem Mond gewesen zu sein, erinnert wird, möchte man fast sagen: Last ihn doch einfach in Ruhe!
Jetzt bin ich so ins schwelgen gekommen, habe aber noch ein paar wichtige Dinge vergessen:
Die Doku ist hervorragend umgesetzt, Schnitt und Musik passen so gut, dass es kaum zu übertreffen sein wird.
Ich wage zu behaupten, dass dieses Werk das letzte seines Kalibers über die (alternden) Apollo-Astronauten gewesen sein wird.
Wir "Space Buffs" können dankbar sein, dass es noch rechtzeitig auf Film gebannt wurde.
Kaufen, kaufen, kaufen!
It is important to remember these men were educated to be pilots of high performance aircraft in addition to engineering, astronautics and computer science. People like this frequently are not good at communicating with those who are not like minded but it is interesting that most of these men were able to be able to express their very intimate feelings about what they experienced.
A few comments:
First of all the restoration of the films from the 1960's and 1970's was absolutely amazing. The colors are fresh and sharp. It looks like it was filmed yesterday. Prior to this, NASA films tended to be of pretty poor quality.
Secondly, I am disappointed that Neil Armstrong did not appear. I realize that before he flew the mission he studied how Charles Lindbergh dealt with fame, ending up with the tragedy of having his baby son kidnapped and murdered, plus disgracing his reputation by associating himself with racist and antisemitic movements. Armstrong felt that he had to make a choice between becoming a known public figure or keeping out of sight, so he chose the second because the first had too many dangers associated with it. I guess that if he had to be one or the other, he made the right decision, but I think a rare document like this deserved his participation.
Third, I am somewhat disappointed that John Young did not appear more. He is actually the most accomplished astronaut of the Mercury-Germin-Apollo-Space Shuttle era, having piloted every type of American spacecraft except for Mercury. Everyone says he has a brilliant engineering mind, and not only that, but he also mastered the lunar geology, unlike other Apollo astronauts, and did a masterful scientific job on Apollo 16 but as I pointed out before, he probably doesn't communicate as well as the others to the general public.
I also would have liked to hear more from Dave Scott. His gigantic contribution to Apollo was his understanding the importance of the scientific work, going beyong the "gee-whiz" aspects of the first landings, and he also did outstanding scientific work in Apollo 15, the first to use the Lunar Rover which allowed for far more geological work to be done on the missions.
I would have liked to seen more of the work that was done on the Lunar surface by the astronauts and what they thought of this aspect of the missions, but there is little of this. Most of the program dealt with the problems of getting to the Moon and then back home, but I just can't enough of the scenes on the surface. As I said above, these restored films are so much clearer than the old NASA films so I would have liked to see more.
Finally during the rolling of the ending credits, it was decided to have several of the men refuting the idiotic conspiracy theories claiming the landings were faked (odd how the USSR, which bitterly opposed the US at the time due to Cold War tensions never made such a claim!). I believe that this was not necessary, merely dignifying those unscrupulous people who peddle this nonsense.
Having said all this, I think every one in the United States , and then everyone else around the world should see this film and realize what great things can be accomplished by many people working together as a team. The only comparable recent historical event that was like this was the victory by the Allies in the Second World War, but the difference being that Apollo was done in the name of peace.
Understandably, certain original film footage has dated, but this adds to the authentic feel (as other reviewers note, these parts are in original 4:3 ratio). For the most part, picture and sound quality are excellent, with all of the interviews and certain other portions being in widescreen format. The main feature was perfectly proportioned, neither too short or too long.
For those of us that were too young to have seen any of this, I feel it provided me with an uplifting sense of what these achievements (particularly Apollo 11) meant to the vast majority of humankind. The only slight disappointment (though not completely surprising) was that Neil Armstrong was absent from the interviews- a shame that.
Of all the factors about this film that I liked, the overriding impression it left on me is that these highly skilled men are, after 40 years and more still profoundly moved by what they were able to be a part of. At no time did I feel that they didn't want anyone else in on their experience. I felt enlightened and somehow dignified by the honesty and appreciation that the interviewees have- not only for their brief experiences apart from earth, but more-so that having left for a short time, they love life back here in ways that they never appreciated before.
As has been said already, by allowing the now elderly and rather beguiling astronauts to tell their story in their own words and using simply stunning film footage, the film let's us share the journey with the many who worked to make it happen and the few brave and fortunate souls who took the biggest trip.
The incredible shot of the third stage heading off into space whilst the second stage slowly slides away to reveal the huge earth against the blackness is aweinspiring. I was deeply moved by the sight of three humans inside that tiny light heading off into the void with their Magellanic belief, carrying the hopes of a planet.
Andrew Smith in his book Moondust asks if Apollo was 20th century man trying to communicate with the great unknown, equivalent to the pyramids, stonehenge and the like. Maybe it was but I think this film reinforced my feeling that it was a great endeavour and that we've lost something in spirit since then. Its greatest achievement was that we really saw the earth, fragile and beautiful and in need of help. T S Elliott got it right - "We shall not cease from all our exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time" Show this film to your kids, it will help them undestand who they are.
Dieser Film ist eine der besten Dokus zum Thema der Mondlandungen. Die Aufnahmen sind in einer außerordentlichen guten Qualität. Vorallem beim start der Apollo 11 wurden mehr als 100 Kameraeinstellungen inkl. der Highspeed Cams verwendet und liefern für diese Doku beeindruckende Aufnahmen vom Start bis zu den Stufentrennungen. Ich habe etliche Dokus aber hier wurden wirklich sehr viele neue Scenen und unveröffentlichte Aufnahmen integriert,.....ECHT TOP !!!
Die Interviews mit den Besatzungen haben mich selbst sehr bewegt. Die Austronauten sind in wirklichkeit alles Hochschulabgänger mit Dr. Titeln in Astrophysik; Maschienenbau usw. Diese Topatlethen haben meist hunderte Kampfeinsätze in Vietnam und Kambodia hinter sich und waren selbst wesentlich an der Entwicklung der Kapsel und Mondlandefähre beteiligt. Dazu gibt es auch hier sehr gute Aufnahmen.
FAZIT: Eine Doku die so gut ist, dass ich sie bereits 4x gesehen habe. Kaufen lohnt sich !!!











