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Tales of remarkable men in extraordinary times.
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The Last Man on the Moon
One man's part in mankind's greatest adventure
2016 · 1h 35m · TV-MA
Documentary, History
Directed by
Mark Craig
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The Last Man on the Moon
Overview
The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Americans were preoccupied with other developments like NASA, the game-changing space programme that put Neil Armstrong on the moon. Yet it was astronauts like Eugene Cernan who paved the uneven, perilous path to lunar exploration. A test pilot who lived to court danger, he was recruited along with 14 other men in a secretive process that saw them become the closest of friends and adversaries. In this intensely competitive environment, Cernan was one of only three men who was sent twice to the moon, with his second trip also being NASA’s final lunar mission. As he looks back at what he loved and lost during the eight years in Houston, an incomparably eventful life emerges into view. Director Mark Craig crafts a quietly epic biography that combines the rare insight of the surviving former astronauts with archival footage and otherworldly moonscapes.
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Cernan knows how to spin a great yarn, and if you do zone out for a moment, he can quickly reel you back in with the time he nearly died on his Gemini 9 mission or the surprisingly fierce politics behind his being chosen for the Apollo 10 crew.
Dylan Kickham, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
Cernan is an interesting guy -- interesting in himself and interesting as a type.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
The filmmakers, attempting to jazz up their material, get in the way a lot.
Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
Fresh
The film traces Cernan's career trajectory, going back to his days in San Diego as a hot-shot naval aviator, blending terrific archival footage with contemporary perspectives to quietly poetic effect.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
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