Moonshot - The Flight of Apollo 11 on DVD

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On July 20, 1969, three men made history as the astronauts on a mission to land on the moon. The gruelling eight-day journey aboard Apollo 11 was one of the most watched televised events ever. This incredible film tells their story of what it was like to be at the heart of the mission that changed the world. The Moon was once a source of bizarre science-fiction and fantasy stories because it was such an unexplored mystery. All that changed on July 20th 1969. History was made as the first men landed and walked on the moon. The Apollo 11 mission remains one of the most watched events ever and their amazing story is recreated in Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. Starring Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead, Love Actually), Daniel Lapaine (Hotel Babylon, Muriel's Wedding) James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville) and Anna Maxwell Martin (Philomena), this drama weaves the story of the men who undertook this incredible mission with additional HD Nasa footage of Apollo 11 to bring together a unique testimony of this huge historic event. Written by Tony Basgallop (Hotel Babylon) and directed by Richard Dale, (Diana: The Last Days of a Princess, 9/11: The Twin Towers), Moonshot is the story of the moment that united 600 million people around the world. This film captures all the key moments and events in the years spent preparing and training for their arduous mission: how it impacted on their loved ones and so builds a picture of the astronauts' lives on the ground and how they shaped what happened to them in space. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins risked everything to become the first astronauts to land on the moon and the huge pressure on them succeeding at any cost would inevitably change their lives for ever. This is their incredible story.