Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

The read

It runs a compact 40m.

Synopsis

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.

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Key crew

• Tom HanksWriter
• Mark CowenWriter
• Christopher G. CowenWriter
• Mark CowenDirector
• Blake NeelyOriginal Music Composer
• James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Tom HanksNarrator (voice)
• Bill PaxtonEd Mitchell (voice)
• Morgan FreemanNeil Armstrong (voice)
• Scott GlennCharles Duke (voice)
• Paul NewmanDave Scott (voice)
• John TravoltaJim Irwin
• Matthew McConaugheyAl Bean (voice)
• Matt DamonAl Shepard (voice)
• Bryan CranstonBuzz Aldrin (voice)
• Rick GomezAlpha Station Commander (voice)
• Colin HanksConspiracy Neil Armstrong
• Frank John HughesFuture Houston Capcom

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