From the Earth to the moon

Chaikin, Andrew, 1956- Man on the moon. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. (Added Author). Amandes, Tom. (Added Author). Andrews, David, 1952- (Added Author). Baldwin, Adam, 1962- (Added Author). Tattersall, Gale. (Added Author). Grazer, Brian, 1953- (Added Author). Howard, Ron, 1954- (Added Author). Bostick, Michael. (Added Author). HBO Video (Firm) (Added Author). Imagine Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Tom Amandes, David Andrews, Adam Baldwin, George Bartenieff, Robert John Burke, Bryan Cranston, Timothy Daly, J. Downing, Cary Elwes, Dave Foley, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Harmon, Steve Hofrendahl, Chris Isaak, Zeljko Ivanek, Daniel Hugh Kelly. (Cast).

Summary: Tells the dramatic story of the Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts. Go from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech to the manned space missions and through to the defining moment of the space program - putting a man on the moon. These are the stories of the men, women and children who lived, breathed and manufactured from the power of human will, one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind.

Record details

ISBN: 0783128428 :
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
5 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Signature ed.
Publisher: [New York] : HBO Video, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on HBO television in 1998 as a television mini-series. Based in part on the book "A man on the Moon" by Andrew Chaikin. Special features: A brief history of famous astronomers; behind-the-scenes featurette; special effects featurette; President John F. Kennedy's historic speech to Congress on May 25, 1961; Out of this Solar System: a glimpse at galaxies, black holes and stars outside our solar system; history of the Moon: the origin and evolution of the earth's moon; The Space Race: a timeline of the USA and USSR space programs. Widescreen (16:9) presentation.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1: Can we do this? ; Apollo one ; We have cleared the tower -- Disc 2: 1968 ; Spider ; Mare tranquilitatis -- Disc 3: That's all there is ; We interrupt this program ; For miles and miles -- Disc 4: Galileo was right ; The original wives' club ; Le voyage dans la lune -- Disc 5: Bonus features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Tom Hanks, Imagine Entertainment and HBO presents a Clavius Base/Imagine Entertainment production ; Producers, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Michael Bostick ; director of photography, Gale Tattersall.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tom Amandes, David Andrews, Adam Baldwin, George Bartenieff, Robert John Burke, Bryan Cranston, Timothy Daly, J. Downing, Cary Elwes, Dave Foley, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Harmon, Steve Hofrendahl, Chris Isaak, Zeljko Ivanek, Daniel Hugh Kelly.
Language Note:	Includes English, dubbed French, and dubbed Spanish language soundtracks, with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. Closed-captioned.