The last manned Apollo mission to the moon is juxtaposed with Georges Méliès' filming of A Trip to the Moon (1902).The last manned Apollo mission to the moon is juxtaposed with Georges Méliès' filming of A Trip to the Moon (1902).The last manned Apollo mission to the moon is juxtaposed with Georges Méliès' filming of A Trip to the Moon (1902).
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- Narrator
- (voice)
- George Melies
- (as Tcheky Karyo)
- Geologist
- (as Michael Roddy)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaChris Ellis had previously played Deke Slayton in the film Apollo 13 (1995). He appears briefly alongside Nick Searcy who plays Slayton in this episode of the miniseries.
- GoofsAt the end, when they list/show all the Apollo Astronauts, they accidentally show Jack Swigert's picture twice. They initially show him when they list Ken Mattingly (no picture of Mattingly is shown), then again (correctly) when they list Swigert.
- Quotes
Emmett Seaborn: What we learned about the moon you see is not nearly as important as our going there. Apollo 8, witnesses to the first earthrise in the conciousness of man. Apollo 17, Gene Cernan takes that remarkable photo of Jack Schmitt standing on the moon with the Earth over his shoulder. See that's why we went to the moon. To take those pictures. We didn't go there to conquer it or claim it or simply beat the Russians to it. Sure, we wanted to find out what the moon was made of to satisfy questions of science that have plagued us since the dawn of man. But more than anything else we went to the moon to see if we could make the journey, because if we can do that, if we can voyage from the Earth to the moon then there's hope for all us because we can do anything.
- Alternate versionsWarner Brothers remastered the entire miniseries for re-release in time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was enhanced to improve picture and sound quality, more saturated, and completely true widescreen. This new version was released both in Blu-Ray format and for streaming services.
- ConnectionsReferences A Trip to the Moon (1902)
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Performed by The Shirelles
Written by Luther Dixon (as Luthor Dixon) and Wes Farrell
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