
The Moon
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Overview
1972 was the year a great affair ended, as the human race fell out of love with the moon. Just three years after the world was gripped by Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind, the last man left the moon and we have never been back. This film tells the epic story of our love affair with the moon - what inspired it, how it faded away and how we are now falling in love all over again.
Top Cast


Sean Pertwee
Sean Pertwee
Narrator
Sean Pertwee
Narrator
Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
Himself - NASA
Brian Anderson
Himself - NASA
Paul Blase
Paul Blase
Himself - TransOrbital
Paul Blase
Himself - TransOrbital
Margaret Curtis
Margaret Curtis
Herself - Local Historian
Margaret Curtis
Herself - Local Historian
Winnifred Cutler
Winnifred Cutler
Herself - Athena Institute
Winnifred Cutler
Herself - Athena Institute
William Fung-Schwarz
William Fung-Schwarz
Himself - The Moon Society
William Fung-Schwarz
Himself - The Moon Society
Linda Hyder
Linda Hyder
Herself - Voyager Navigation Engineer
Linda Hyder
Herself - Voyager Navigation Engineer
Peter Kokh
Peter Kokh
Himself - President, The Moon Society
Peter Kokh
Himself - President, The Moon Society
Gary Lofgren
Gary Lofgren
Himself - NASA Planetary Scientist
Gary Lofgren
Himself - NASA Planetary Scientist
John Noble Wilford
John Noble Wilford
Himself - Apollo Correspondent: The New York Times
John Noble Wilford
Himself - Apollo Correspondent: The New York Times
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