Underplayed Gems

The Space Movie (1980)

The Space Movie poster
Directed by
Tony Palmer
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
G
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary marks the tenth anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. It shows footage from NASA of space missions. Ed Bishop provides some narration.

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What happens

The Space Movie is a documentary film produced in 1979 by Tony Palmer at the request of NASA, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The 78 minute film was released theatrically in 1980, on VHS in 1983 and on DVD in 2007. Richard Branson and Simon Draper's Virgin Films produced the film. Ed Bishop provided some narration for the film. Filmink wrote "no one talks about this movie any more but it existed." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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