Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

• GER Film premiere: June 27, 2009 - Pro7, 20:15
• US Film premiere: July 20, 2009 - History Channel, 8pm/9C
• UK Film premiere: July 20, 2009 - ITV 1
• CZE Film premiere: July 21, 2009 - CT 1, 20:00

James Marsters as Buzz Aldrin in Moonshot

Directed by: Richard Dale

Writer: Tony Basgallop

Cinematographer: Paul Jenkins

Music: Richard Blair-Oliphant

Cast:

• Daniel Lapaine - Neil Armstrong
• James Marsters - Buzz Aldrin
• Andrew Lincoln - Michael Collins
• Anna Maxwell Martin - Janet Armstrong
• Kosha Engler - Pat Collins
• Kelli Kerslake - Joan Aldrin
• Trevor White - Al Shepherd
• Michael J Reynolds - Gene Aldrin
• Ian Porter - Bill Anders
• Martin McDougall - Frank Boreman
• Richard Dillane - Tom Stafford
• Jennifer Woodward - Faye Stafford
• Ursula Burton - Marilyn Lovell
• Nigel Whitmey - Deke Slayton
• Colin Stinton - Chris Kraft

Genre: Drama / Dokument

Production Companies: Dangerous Films production

Country: United Kingdom

Length: 90 minut

In production for: ITV, History Channel, ProSieben a TF1

Trailer: History Channel

Gallery: Moonshot gallery

Official site: dangerous.co.uk

Related sites: Baltic Film Services ; IMDB

Locations: Vilnius, Lithuania

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Synopsis: James plays the hotheaded second man on the moon in this feature length docudrama exploring the events leading up to the first moon landing.

On July 20 1969 history was made as the first men landed and walked on the moon.

The Apollo 11 mission was one of the most watched events ever.

Moonshot is the compelling story of the moment that united 600 million people around the world.

Starring Daniel Lapaine as Neil Armstrong, James Marsters as Buzz Aldrin and Andrew Lincoln as Michael Collins, this drama documentary weaves the story of the men who undertook the mission with HD Nasa footage of Apollo 11 to bring together a unique testimony of this historic event.

Notes:

• Film was filmed during May/June 2008 in Lithuania.
• Richard Dale received many awards for his work, e.g. BAFTA award for Best Factual Series and Originality BAFTAs for Human Body and Emmy (Outstanding International Programming for RX For Survival: A Global Health Challenge)

Wikipedia: Apollo 11