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The Saturn V Story
2014 · Film · documentary · 52 min
Directed by Zander Weaver, Elliot Weaver
In 1961, no one believed President Kennedy’s pledge to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. To win the race to space, the USA needed to create a multi-billion dollar space program. Using stunning NASA footage, this inspirational film tells the story of the colossal challenges NASA faced to fulfill Kennedy's pledge. With the accolade of flying 24 men safely to the moon, Saturn V is considered one of mankind's greatest technological achievements. This is the story of the most powerful machine ever built, and the men and women who believed it could fly.
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For the Saturn V rocket/Apollo as a whole, The Saturn V Story documentary is quite good. It's on Amazon but I'm sure can be found elsewhere.
The short answer is that, as you say, things were done in stages, problems were found and fixed, people did die (the Apollo 1 fire), and the Apollo 11 moon landing was a pretty close thing.