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 From the Earth to the Moon review Product Description
Beginning with President Kennedy's speech before Congress on May 25, 1961 extolling the virtues of reaching the moon by the end of the decade, the celebrated series created by Tom Hanks and HBO details the project that first put man on the moon. From the Earth to the Moon movie All twelve episodes appear here on six tapes and 3 DVD's. From the Earth to the Moon video Received 17 Emmy nominations.
From the Earth to the Moon Reviews:
"... This comprehensive 1961-72 epic even finesses a fresh take on Apollo 13..." From the Earth to the Moon film -- Mike Clark, USA Today.
From the Earth to the Moon movie Customer Reviews
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| Work of Art!!!
I was in the womb during Armstrong's historic trip. I'd like to say that courage, invention, and imagination alone took us to the moon, but I'd be remiss if I didn't add politics. Today, with no real competition in the space arena (like the Soviets), there's nothing to motivate NASA to send humans beyond the moon. So here we've been stuck in low Earth orbit since 1972. Someone should send a copy of this miniseries to NASA... they behave as if they've forgotten it all. Highly recommended!!
By Wang Hung Lo (Pensacola, FL) 
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| Great insight
Even though I was old enough to watch the whole earth to moon race I really did not pay that much attention to it. This series gave me an insight to what it must have been like for the families of those brave explorers.
By dtenand (San Antonio, Texas)
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| WOW!!!!
I purchased through you this marvellous CD set for my partner for his Birthday... I (and he) were impressed with the pagaging and presentation. The thing that Wowed me the most was the time it took to get to me... after placing the order, it was in my hands within 6 days... I couln't be happier with the end results. All I can say is Thanks for being on the web, and me being able to find you. I'll visit again!! Much appreciation for excellent service!! The CD series?... Awesome!! Cecily.
By cecilywaters (Newcastle, Australia)
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| Space Exploration and the Human Spirit
From the Earth to the Moon review This was a wonderful HBO miniseries that was obviously a labor of love for those who made it - a list that includes Tom Hanks (whose vision the project was) and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment. From the Earth to the Moon DVD Detailing Project Apollo's successful mission to put humanity onto the Earth's moon, it focuses equally upon the technology and the people who ultimately pulled off what many consider to be mankind's greatest achievement. Executive Producer Tom Hanks deserves a lot of credit. Not only was it his idea to create this ode to the human spirit. Production values are outstanding - amazingly so considering this isn't a big budget Hollywood movie but rather a miniseries made for the premium cable TV channel HBO. It makes you wonder where all the money for the big budget Hollywood movies goes! They've painstakingly recreated the technology and locations - right down to special effects shots that often look as if they were shot by a documentary crew floating alongside the Apollo missions in their own camera ships (except that you know they weren't). They've even recreated famous images like the Earth rising over the lunar horizon as shot from Apollo 8 at Christmastime 1968 - images we've seen a million times. And the lunar surface scenes look very real, indeed. This "documentary" feel permeates the entire dozen hours, giving the miniseries a historical quality that belies the present day actors populating it. In fact, when I first heard of the miniseries I thought it was a documentary and, though I was disappointed when I learned that it wasn't, that disappointment turned to awe as the miniseries unfolded. Call me an emotional fool, or incurable space nut/romantic, but I was hooked by this miniseries virtually from the opening shots - and the more I got into it the more I marveled and the more I wanted it to keep on going. I'm still amazed that a TV channel could pull off such a production. "From the Earth to the Moon" definitely belongs in the DVD library of any fan of space, space movies, or tributes to the human experience.
By a reviewer (Lansdale, PA)
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Though the Mercury and Gemini programs were good over view, I felt they were a little rushed. The Apollo programs did a great job depicting that program from the tragic start to the first landing to the final steps on the moon. The final in the series did a great job of reviewing what happend to these American heros and their families.
If you want a good review of the American Space program with small injects of the Russian program I would say this is a must see.
If your only memory of space is the shuttle then you need to see this to be aware of where it all started.
By minman3 (Del Rio, TX)
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From the Earth to the Moon video Product Details
| Studio | HBO Video |
| Orig Year | 1998 |
| DVD Encoding | Region 1 |
| CD Universe Part number | 8010739 |
| Catalog number | 1000114317 |
| Discs | 5 |
| Release Date | Nov 03, 2009 |
| Running Time | 720 Minutes |
| Additional Info | Widescreen; Special Edition |
| Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Special Edition; The Signature Edition |
From the Earth to the Moon DVD Features
DVD Features:
Region 1
Note: Behind-the-scenes featurette
Special effects featurette
President John F. Kennedy's historic speech
A tour outside our solar system
Six original promotional trailers, as seen on HBO
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French, Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
DTS - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
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