From the Earth to the Moon

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Television series
Original title From the Earth to the Moon
Country of production United States
original language English
length 46 - 60 minutes
Episodes 12
genre drama
idea Andrew Chaikin
production Michael Bostick
Brian Grazer
Tom Hanks
Ron Howard
camera Gale Tattersall
First broadcast April 5, 1998 (USA) on HBO
German-language
first broadcast		 August 23, 1998 on premiere
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From the Earth to the Moon (German: From the Earth to the Moon ) is a twelve-American documentary series of is pay-TV -Senders HBO in 1998. It depicts the events of the manned space program of the United States during the Apollo program of NASA in the 1960s and early 1970s. It was broadcast in the United States from April 5 to May 10, 1998 in double episodes.

The series is largely based on Andrew Chaikin's book A Man on the Moon and has nothing to do with the novel of the same title by Jules Verne . The history of the Apollo program is described in great detail using excellent special effects, suitable background music and numerous contemporary witnesses. Tom Hanks leads through the individual episodes as moderator and appears in the last episode as an assistant to Georges Méliès .

The series offers an important piece of contemporary history that not only addresses technical achievements, but also illuminates their political and human backgrounds. Accordingly, the individual Apollo missions are presented from different angles.

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It all begins in 1957, when the Soviet Sputnik satellite orbited the earth for the first time. Four years later the Russians made their first manned space flight and Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut in space , which came as a shock to the world power USA, which was in the middle of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and believed in its technical superiority. This is how US President John F. Kennedy formulated the ambitious goal of overtaking the Russians in the “Space Race” by the end of the 1960s. The first person to set foot on the moon should definitely be an American. The Gemini and Apollo programs are started with enormous effort . Wernher von Braun , who designed the V2 rockets for Germany during World War II , developed the Saturn launcher for NASA. In July 1969 the time had finally come: Neil Armstrong , Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin took off aboard the Apollo 11 to step onto Earth's satellite for the first time. Before that, there were also tragedies like the Apollo 1 disaster, which is presented from the perspective of the subsequent investigation by NASA and the US Congress. The continuation of the program is shown, which was reinforced with the historic first manned flight to the moon by Apollo 8. The selection and training of the first crew as well as the story of the 12-second moon landing by Alan Bean , the pilot of the lunar module, are also covered. For example, the astronauts were trained in advance to select suitable rock samples to be collected through field experience, rather than the boring classroom lectures that NASA uses. The four landing crew members of Apollo 15 (David Scott, James Irwin, Richard F. Gordon, Jr. and Schmitt) were taken to the southwestern desert, while the pilots Alfred Worden and Vance D. Brand for the altitude detection of geological features over Hawaii have been trained. One episode is dedicated to the dangerous flight of Apollo 13, another shows the Apollo program from the wives' perspective.

Robert Seamans (left) with Wernher von Braun and President John F. Kennedy on November 16, 1963 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

background

Tom Hanks' passion for space was sparked by his role as astronaut Jim Lovell in Ron Howard's space drama " Apollo 13 ". Together with Howard, he set out to tell the full story of American space travel, from the Sputnik shock to the end of the Apollo program in 1972. The two had an enormous budget of 68 million dollars available for their ambitious project. In addition to Tom Hanks himself, well-known names such as Jon Turteltaub , Frank Marshall , Jonathan Mostow and the actress Sally Field are part of the renowned directing team.

The Apollo 13 mission is shown from the media point of view, while the astronauts' point of view is shown in the film Apollo 13 by the producers Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, who are also involved here . This is done with great effort and a mix of contemporary documentary recordings and newly shot game scenes.

Most of the shooting took place in the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville (Florida) , in the airship hangars at the former naval base in Tustin (California) and in Orlando (Florida) . To simulate the gravity of the moon's surface, helium-filled weather balloons were attached to the actors' backs, reducing their earth-bound weights to one sixth.

The original series was recorded with an aspect ratio of 1.33: 1. As a DVD in a 4-disc set, the 1.78: 1 aspect ratio was preferred, which is tailored to wide-screen flat-screen televisions.

The series was broadcast in the US by HBO and premiered in Germany .

Episodes

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 Let's show them Can We Do This? Apr 5, 1998 23 Aug 1998 Tom Hanks Steven Katz
2 2 Apollo 1 Apollo One Apr 5, 1998 Aug 30, 1998 David Frankel Graham Yost
3 3 The calm before the storm We have cleared the tower Apr 12, 1998 Sep 7 1998 Lili Fini Zanuck Remy Aubuchon
4th 4th The flight to the moon 1968 Apr 12, 1998 Sep 14 1998 David Frankel Al Reinert
5 5 Race against time Spider Apr 19, 1998 Sep 20 1998 Graham Yost Andy Wolk
6th 6th A huge step for humanity Mare Tranquillitatis Apr 19, 1998 27 Sep 1998 Frank Marshall Al Reinert, Graham Yost, Tom Hanks
7th 7th A little bit of fun is always good That's all there is Apr 26, 1998 Oct. 4, 1998 John Turtledaub Paul McCudden, Erik Bork, Tom Hanks
8th 8th Death travels with you We Interrupt This Program Apr 26, 1998 Oct 11, 1998 David Frankel Peter Osterlund, Amy Brooke Baker
9 9 Golf on the moon For Miles and Miles May 3, 1998 Oct 18, 1998 Gary Fleder Eric Bork
10 10 Galileo was right Galileo Was Right May 3, 1998 Oct 25, 1998 David Carson Jeffrey Fiskin
11 11 The price of fame The Original Wives Club May 10, 1998 Nov 1, 1998 Sally Field Karen Janszen, Tom Hanks, Erik Bork
12 12 The last trip to the moon Le Voyage dans la Lune May 10, 1998 Nov 8, 1998 Jonathan Mostow Tom Hanks

Reviews

The critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm gave the best rating (thumbs up) and wrote: "Seldom has history lessons been more thrilling"

dvdlog.de assessed: "The series is one of the greatest highlights that American television has produced in the last twenty years."

Awards

  • 1997/1998: TCA Awards - Outstanding Achievement TV Movie, Miniseries or Special
  • 1998: Primetime Emmy Award - Best Miniseries
  • 1998: Primetime Emmy Award - excellent casting for a miniseries or a film
  • 1998: Primetime Emmy Award - outstanding hairstyling for a miniseries, a television film or a special
  • 1998: Satellite Award - for the best mini-series or the best television film
  • 1998: Satellite Awards - Television / Best Supporting Actor
  • 1998: Satellite Awards - Television / Best Supporting Actress
  • 1998: Art Directors Guild Award - Excellence in Production Design Awards - Television Movie or Mini-Series
  • 1999: Golden Globe Award for the best mini-series or the movie
  • 1999: Critics' Choice Movie Award - Best Television Film
  • 2005: Satellite Awards - New Media / Best Blu-ray - General

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actor role function German speaker episode
Tom Hanks Moderator host Arne Elsholtz 1-12
Jean-Luc Despont Assistant to
Georges Méliès 		Werner Ehrlicher 12
Nick Searcy Deke Slayton Spaceman Michael Walke 1-5, 7-12
Lane Smith Emmett Seaborn fictional reporter Eberhard Mellies 1-6, 8-10, 12
David Andrews Frank Borman Spaceman Frank Glaubrecht 1, 2, 4, 6, 11
Daniel Hugh Kelly Eugene Cernan Spaceman Peter Reinhardt 1, 3, 5, 9, 12
Stephen Root Chris Kraft Aerospace engineer Roland Hemmo 1, 2, 4, 8, 12
David Clyde Carr Gerry Griffin Aerospace engineer 7, 9, 10, 12
Tim Daly Jim Lovell Spaceman Roland Hemmo 1, 4, 9, 11
Steve Hofvendahl Thomas Stafford Spaceman 1, 3, 5, 9
Conor O'Farrell James McDivitt Spaceman Frank Schaff 1, 5, 8, 11
Brett Cullen David Randolph Scott Spaceman Jan Spitzer 1, 5, 10
Cary Elwes Michael Collins Spaceman Gerrit Schmidt-Foss 1, 4, 6
Ben Marley Roger B. Chaffee Spaceman Bernd Vollbrecht 1, 2, 7
Mike Pniewski Flight SURGEON 1, 4, 7
Holmes Osborne George Low Space manager Helmut Gauss 2, 4, 5
Tom Verica Dick Gordon Spaceman Torsten Münchow 1, 7, 10
John Posey John Watts Young Spaceman Reinhard Kuhnert 11
Hans Hohlbein 1, 3,
Rita Wilson Susan Borman Wife of Frank Borman Katharina Koschny 4, 6, 11
Mark Rolston Gus Grissom Spaceman Michael Christian 1-3
John M. Adrian FIDO 7th
John Wickersham 9, 11
Chris Isaak Ed White Spaceman Ingo Albrecht 1, 2, 11
Tom Amandes Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt Spaceman Till Hagen 10, 12
Jo Anderson Pat White Wife of Ed White Sabine Jaeger 2.11
Sam Anderson Thomas O. Paine Administrator 4, 6
Robert John Burke Bill Anders Spaceman Klaus-Dieter Klebsch 1, 4
David Clennon Dr. Leon (Lee) Silver Geology professor Lothar Blumhagen 10, 12
Dan Butler Gene wreath Flight director 6, 8
Keith flipping Jason Gerald Paradise 2, 3
Bryan Cranston Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin Spaceman Erich Rauker 1, 6
Steve DuMouchel Jeff Jordy reporter Eberhard Prüter 4, 8
Ann Cusack Jan Armstrong Wife of Neil Armstrong 2, 11
J. Downing CAPCOM Bernd Vollbrecht 11
Charlie Duke Bernhard Völger 6th
Keith Dickerson engineer 2, 4
Then Florek Robert Seamans Administrator Norbert Gescher 5
Victor Deiß 2
David Drew Gallagher RETRO 4, 6
Tim Parati Blaisdell meteorologist Andreas Hosang 10, 12
Clint Howard Paul Lucas Air traffic controller Santiago Ziesmer 5, 8
Jim Leavy CC Williams Test pilot and spaceman Santiago Ziesmer 1, 7
Tony Goldwyn Neil Armstrong Spaceman Tobias Master 1, 6
Key Howard reporter 8, 11
Andy Milder GUIDO Dietmar miracle 4, 6
Fredric backrest Walter Cunningham Spaceman Jörg Hengstler 1, 3
Ted Levine Alan Shepard Spaceman Ernst Meincke 1, 9
John Carroll Lynch Robert Gilruth Space pioneer Detlef Bierstedt 1, 4
Dan Lauria James Edwin Webb Administrator Otto Mellies , space official 1, 2
George Newbern Stu Roosa Spaceman Uwe Büschken 2, 9
John Mese Donn Eisele Spaceman Lutz Schnell 1, 3
Kieran Mulroney Rusty Schweickart Spaceman Björn Schalla 1, 5
Robert C. Treveiler L. Gordon Cooper Spaceman Christian Gaul 9, 11
Robert Quinn ECOM 1, 4
Rick warner Julian Bowman Administrator 4, 9
Norbert Weisser Wernher von Braun Aerospace engineer Bodo Wolf 4, 5
Dave Foley Alan Bean Spaceman Lutz Schnell 7th
Michael Raynor Alfred Worden Spaceman Viktor Neumann 10
Jerry Hardin Ben Taylor Hans Nitschke 9
Grant Shaud Bob Carbee Thomas Petruo 5
Chris Ellis Bob Parker Spaceman Klaus-Peter Plessow 12
Dylan Baker Bruce McCoy Matthias Klages 9
Henderson Gilliland Bud Tilo Schmitz 9
Joe Inscoe Chester Lee Wolfgang Ostberg 10
Mason Adams Clinton Anderson Eric Vaessen 2
Steve Purnick Clyde Teague technician Matthias Klages 3
Brett Cullen Dave Scott Spaceman Erich Rauker 10
David Kaufman David Gibson Stefan Krause 8th
Tom Stearns Thick Elmar Gutmann 9
Marcelo thirst Documentation cameraman Dirk Mueller 3
Dakin Matthews Dr. Floyd Thompson Administrator Hasso Zorn 2
John Aylward Dr. Ray Pemberton Geophysicist Ulrich Voss 10
Arthur Taxier Dr. Robert van Dolah Research Director Karl Sturm 2
Andrew Masset Dr. William House Eckhard Bilz 9
Geoffrey Nauffts Ed Gibson Spaceman Stefan Krause 7th
Gary Cole Ed Mitchell Spaceman Klaus Lochthove 9
Steve Zahn Elliot Lake Spaceman David Nathan 1
Isa Totah Farouk El-Baz Lunar geologist David Nathan 10
Wendy Crewson Faye Stafford Astronaut Heike Schroetter 11
Peter Horton Frank Burns Director Michael Bauer 3
Billy Flanigan Fred Christian Gaul 8th
Adam Baldwin Fred Haise Spaceman Thomas Petruo 9
Arland Russell professor for geology Alexander Duke 10
Steve Zurk George H. Hage Apollo Head of Mission Hans-Werner Bussinger 4th
Tchéky Karyo Georges Méliès filmmakers Wolfgang number 12
Joe Spano George Mueller Aerospace engineer Eberhard Prüter 2
Max Wright Guenter Wendt engineer Wolfgang Spier 3
John M. Jackson Hal Deacon reporter Klaus-Dieter Klebsch 8th
James Rebhorn Harrison Storms Aerospace engineer Lothar Blumhagen 2
Don Fowler Harrison Storms Jr. Aerospace engineer Bernhard Völger 2
Daniel Hagen Jay F. Honeycutt Director of the Space Center Bernd Schramm 6th
Fred Mooneyham Houbolt critic Eberhard Prüter 5
George Bartenieff Hugh Dryden Science Administrator Werner Ehrlicher 1
Cynthia Stevenson Jane Conrad Wife of Pete Conrad Karin Grüger 11
Al Franks Jerome Weisner scientific advisor v. kennedy Bernd Schramm 1
Gareth Williams Jim Irwin Spaceman Bernd Vollbrecht 10
Kevin Pollak Joseph Francis Shea Head of v. Apollo spacecraft Uwe Büschken 2
John Travis John Aaron Flight director Joachim Kaps 7th
Phillip Martinez John Coursen journalist Imo Heite 5
Brandon Smith John P. Healey Apollo manager Michael Telloke 3
Jim Piddock John Hodge Aerospace engineer Erich Rauker 1
Reed Birney John Houbolt NASA engineer Andreas Thieck 5
Russell Warner John Rigsby NASA engineer Sebastian Christoph Jacob 5
Andrew Rubin Jules Bergman Broadcast journalist Eberhard Prüter 9
Karl Gordon Henize Jules Bergman Spaceman Thomas Kästner 10
Željko Ivanek Ken Mattingly Spaceman Lutz Schnell 11
Michael Laskin Floyd L. Thompson Aeronautical engineer Helmut Krauss 8th
Jay Honeycutt Launch Director Head of the start team Tom Deininger 3
Ronny Cox John Leland Atwood Aerospace engineer Wolfgang Thal 2
JoBeth Williams Marge Slayton Wife of Deke Slayton Marianne Gross 11
Elizabeth Perkins Marilyn Lovell Wife of Jim Lovell Anita Lochner 11
Debra Jo Rupp Marilyn Lake Wife of Elliot See Suzanne Vogdt 11
John Michael Higgins Marilyn Lake Moderator Bodo Wolf 11
Bart Braverman Sajid Sajid Qazi doctor Thomas Kästner 12
DeLane Matthews Pat McDivitt Wife of James McDivitt Joseline Gassen 11
Peter Scolari Pete Conrad Spaceman Hans Hohlbein 1
Paul McCrane 7th
John Hostetter Ralph Cooper Thomas Kästner 8th
Barry Bell Rocco A. Petrone engineer Gerhard Paul 10
Brett Rice Sam Langfitt Frank-Otto Schenk 8th
Tammy Arnold Sarah Ulrike Stürzbecher 8th
Janis Benson Margaret Chase Smith Senator Christel Merian 2
J. Don Ferguson Stephen M. Young senator Hans-Werner Bussinger 2
Keith Graham Skip Chauvin Spacecraft test manager David Nathan 2
J. Michael Hunter 3
Ethan Phillips Stanley Craig Ingolf Gorges 8th
Jeff Breslauer technician Christian Gaul 7th
Jack Gilpin Ted Sorenson legal advisor Udo Schenk 1
Steve Hofvendahl Thomas Stafford Spaceman Uwe Karpa 1
Matt Craven Tom Kelly Radio presenter Bernd Rumpf 5
Joshua Malina Tom Messick Gerald Schaale 3
Alan jerk Tom Dolan NASA engineer Udo Schenk 5
Elizabeth Morehead Tracy Cernan Wife of Eugene Cernan Sabine Arnhold 12
Sally Field Trudy Cooper Wife of Gordon Cooper Cornelia Meinhardt 11
Mark Harmon Walter Schirra Spaceman Stefan Staudinger 3
John Slattery Walter Mondale Vice President of the USA Till Hagen 2
John Rothman Warren Moburg Matthias Klages 8th

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ From the Earth to the Moon: Der Flug zum Mond from tvspielfilm.de .
  2. ↑ DVD review: From the Earth to the Moon Signature Edition downloaded from dvdlog.de.