The Last Man on the Moon
Synopsis
Cernan’s burning ambition carried him from a quiet Chicago suburb to the spectacular and hazardous environment of space, and ultimately, to the moon. But there was a heavy price to be paid along the way. As Cernan's wife Barbara famously remarked, "If you think going to the moon is hard, try staying at home."
Using a wealth of rare archive, home movies, scrapbooks and intimate moments with his closest friends and family, Cernan brings spine-tingling experiences to the big screen more vividly than any moonwalker has done before.
Details
- Year
- 2014
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 96 mins
- Director
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Mark Craig 1st Feature
- Producer
- Gareth Dodds, Patrick Mark
- Co-Producer
- Mark Craig, Sara Giles
- Executive Producer
- Mark Stewart
- Editor
- David Fairhead, Dan Haythorn
- Director of Photography
- Tim Cragg
- Sound
- Crispin Larratt
- Composer
- Lorne Balfe
- Principal cast
- Captain Eugene 'Gene' Cernan, Alan Bean, Dick Gordon, Jim Lovell
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Sales Company
Submarine Entertainment (US)
197 Grand Street, Suite 6WNew York
NY 10013
USA
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