From the Earth to the Moon - The Signature Edition

Format : AC-3, Box set, Collector's Edition, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Publisher : HBO Home Video
Company : HBO HOME VIDEO
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This 12-hour HBO miniseries created by Tom Hanks garnered 17 Emmy nominations and captivated audiences. From the early stages of the space program and Kennedy's 1961 call to reach the moon within a decade to the successes and heartbreaking failures of the race for space, the dream was kept alive by dedicated, daring professionals and a nation intent on reaching for -- and landing amid -- the stars

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TV Mini-series starring Tom Hanks, Chris Isaak, Kevin Pollak, Gary Cole, Mason Adams, Peter Scolari, Mark Harmon, Peter Horton, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Zahn, Clint Howard, Rita Wilson, Jimmy Buffett, Dan Lauria, Sally Field, and more. Directed by Michael Grossman, Tom Hanks, David Frankel, Jon Turteltaub, Graham Yost, Frank Marshall, Gary Fleder, David Carson, Sally Field, Jonathan Mostow & Lili Fini Zanuck and produced by Michael Bostick, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard & Michael Z. Gordon

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Originally broadcast in April and May of 1998, the epic miniseries From the Earth to the Moon was HBO's most expensive production to date, with a budget of $68 million. Hosted by executive producer Tom Hanks, the miniseries tackles the daunting challenge of chronicling the entire history of NASA's Apollo space program from 1961 to 1972. For the most part, it's a rousing success. Some passages are flatly chronological, awkwardly wedging an abundance of factual detail into a routine dramatic structure. But each episode is devoted to a crucial aspect of the Apollo program. The cumulative effect is a deep and thorough appreciation of NASA's monumental achievement. With the help of a superlative cast, consistent writing, and a stable of talented directors, Hanks has shared his infectious enthusiasm for space exploration and the inspiring power of conquering the final frontier.

NASA's complete participation in the production lends to its total authenticity, right down to the use of NASA equipment, launch locations, and even spacecraft. The re-creation of the lunar landscape is almost as impressive as the real thing and is further enhanced by the use of helium balloons to lighten the actors playing moon-walking astronauts. (These and other backstage details are revealed in the "making of" featurette, along with a wealth of supplemental materials, on a bonus disc in the miniseries' DVD package.) With a fictional, Walter Cronkite-like TV reporter (Lane Smith) serving as the dramatic link for all 12 episodes, this ambitious production may not be a great work of art. But as a generous and definitive example of nonfiction drama, it's full of the same kind of awe, inspiration, and humanity that led to "one giant leap" in the all-too-short history of 20th-century space exploration. --Jeff Shannon

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