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For All Mankind
1989 · Film · documentary · 80 min
Directed by Al Reinert
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.
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Not as good as For All Mankind (the 1989 documentary) IMO! Link: https://youtu.be/JD2W4CZbH9U?si=WvdYuLnoe49_tV0l
I'd also put the documentary, For All Mankind[0], as a must watch. It's available on the Criterion Channel right now.
Mattingly is one of the narrators.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind_(film)
For All Mankind (1989) https://www.criterion.com/films/599-for-all-mankind
This was one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Even if you don't care for the Apollo missions, it's just so well done it deserves a watch. It's less than an hour and a half.
A few people have mentioned Apollo 11 but I prefer (and my favorite documentary of all time is) For All Mankind (1989). They’re similar, iirc they share a lot of the same footage, but For All Mankind gives you a great sense of what it was like for those early astronauts to take that trip to the Moon. It has all the best footage of the moon we have ever taken. For All Mankind is a must, but both are worth a watch if you’re a space fan.
Crumb is also pretty good. It’s about an offbeat artist and gives you the look into the mind of someone that wouldn’t normally be in the spot light.
The movie was better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind_(film)
If you have any interest in the Apollo missions...
In the Shadow of the Moon [0]
The film follows the manned missions to the Moon made by the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The documentary reviews both the footage and media available to the public at the time of the missions, as well as NASA films and materials which had not been opened in over 30 years.
For All Mankind [1]
A 1989 documentary film drawn from original footage of NASA's Apollo program which successfully landed the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972.
Moon Machines [2]
The miniseries features interviews with around 70 of the 400,000 engineers who worked on the Apollo program during the 1960s and early 70s.
These are variously available on DVD and YouTube.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Moon_(film)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Machines
I highly and frequently recommend "For All Mankind" as another great documentary if you haven't already seen it.
The wonderful movie For All Mankind [0], from 1989, features high quality footage of the Apollo moon landings and a beautiful score by Brian Eno.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind
Surprised I'm the first to mention For All Mankind as another great Apollo documentary. It was nominated for an academy award and is really well polished. Brian Eno did an amazing score of ambient music for it too. Don't go in expecting a factual run down of the Apollo era, in fact there's no narration at all and just great clips and bits of actual film from the training, launches, missions, etc. Criterion Collection has a great release of it that's worth a purchase if you're at all interested in space or the Apollo missions.