Moonshot (2009 film)

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Moonshot
Written by Tony Basgallop
Directed byRichard Dale
StarringJames Marsters, Andrew Lincoln
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerTim Goodchield
Running time79 minutes
Original release
Network History Channel
Release2009 (2009)

Moonshot is a 2009 television film depicting the story leading up to the landing of Apollo 11's Lunar Module Eagle on the surface of the Moon on 20 July 1969. [1]

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Cast

Production

The film utilizes actual footage taken during the time period known as the Space Race.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Mike Hale of The New York Times opined that it was "better than average" for a television film and that it featured "sensible" dialogue and "adequate" performances while mostly avoiding "opportunities for cheap emotion". [1] Jason Bailey of DVD Talk rated the film 3/5 stars, opining that it "ingeniously intermingl[es] drama and documentary to tell a truly fascinating story with skill, if not a tremendous amount of depth." [2] Michele Hewitson of The New Zealand Herald called the film an "uneasy mix of fact and licence" and a "competent but hardly inspiring retelling of that amazing story." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hale, Mike (19 July 2009). "To the Moon, Buzz! Apollo 11 at 40". The New York Times .
  2. ↑ Bailey, Jason (17 November 2009). "Moonshot". DVD Talk . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Hewitson, Michele (27 July 2009). "TV Review: Moon dramatisation as riveting as chalk news graphics". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 20 July 2025.


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