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Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth.

6.7 / 10

101 minutes

2000-10-19

French

AU

Actors :

Sam Neill, Patrick Warburton, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Eliza Szonert, Roy Billing, John McMartin, Bille Brown, Tayler Kane, Andrew S. Gilbert, Genevieve Mooy, Carl Snell, Lenka Kripac, Matthew Moore, Roz Hammond

Description

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

11/16/2023, 9:06:35 AM

I may have watched this Aussie film much closer to when it came out, since have always like Sam Neill, but I had no memory of it and we gave it a look. It is very entertaining in a quiet way. The bursts of humor are short, occasional and subtle, and it works. Of course it is based on actual events and feature a few news archive clips as well as actors playing historical characters, sometimes ...