Reviews
“The story of Apollo 8 is one of the most dramatic in all of American history – it is a great exhibition of heroism, know-how, pluck, and determination.” - Ken Burns, Historian
"A splendid telling of an exciting tale, economical yet powerful...the film captures not only the sense of scientific adventure and political necessity that attended the mission, but also its emotional, decidedly spiritual finishing note. It is also beautiful to behold." - The Los Angeles Times
"Earthrise: Apollo 8 And The First Lunar Voyage" recounts the flight many consider to be NASA's most daring and important. Interviews with Apollo 8 astronauts, their wives, mission control staff, and journalists take viewers inside the high-stakes space race of the late 1960s to reveal how a bold decision by NASA administrators put a struggling Apollo program back on track and allowed America to reach the moon before the Soviets.
Big Ocean © 2005 Indigo Studios, Inc. Distributed by American Public Television.
