From the Earth to the moon
Throughout this nation's history, we have reached for the heavens and dreamed of touching the stars. Now Tom Hanks presents the dramatic story of the unforgettable Apollo missions.
Record details
- Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: New York City, NY : Home Box Office, [2013]
- Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Based in part on the book "A man on the moon" by Andrew Chaikin. Wides creen (16:9 aspect ratio). Special features include: a brief history of famous astronomers; behind-the-scenes featurette: special effects featurette, President John F. Kennedy's historic speech to Congress on May 25, 1961, "Out of this solar system"--A glimpse at galaxies, black holes and stars outside our solar system; "History of the moon"--the origin and evolution of the earth's moon, "The space race"--a timeline of the USA and USSR space programs; original trailers. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1, Part. 1. Can we do this? -- Part 2. Apollo One -- Part 3. We have cleared the tower -- Disc 2, Part 4. 1968 -- Part 5. Spider -- Part 6. Mare Tranquilitatis -- Disc 3, Part 7. That's all there is -- Part 8. We interrupt this program -- Part 9. For miles & miles -- Disc 4, Part 10. Galileo was right -- Part 11. The original wives club -- Part 12. Le voyage dans la lune -- Disc 5 : Bonus features. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Gale Tattersall. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Cary Elwes, Sally Field, Chris Isaak. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally broadcast on television on HBO in 1998. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: TV-PG CHV rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD; region 1. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. Soundtrack: English (DTS digital surround 5.1); English (Dolby digital 5.1); English (2.0); French (2.0); Spanish (2.0); English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | n-us--- Project Apollo (U.S.) Drama Project Apollo (U.S.) Astronauts United States Drama Manned space flight Drama Space race Drama Astronauts Manned space flight Space race United States |
Genre: | Television adaptations. Fiction television programs. DVD-Video discs. Television mini-series. Drama. Television mini-series. Television adaptations. Fiction television programs. |
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | DVD FRO V.1-2 (Text) | V.1-2 | 000152137 | Video | Available | - |
Homer Public Library | DVD FRO V.3-4 (Text) | V.3-4 | 000152138 | Video | Available | - |
Homer Public Library | DVD FRO V.5 (Text) | V.5 | 000152139 | Video | Available | - |