The Dish (2000)

Directed by

Rob Sitch

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 233 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1969, a small Australian town's radio telescope is tasked with broadcasting the Apollo 11 moon landing live. The staff must deal with technical problems and quirky situations to save the signal.

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What happens

The Dish is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top-grossing Australian film in 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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