Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

40 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2005

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

40 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2005

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Herzog-Cowen Entertainment, IMAX, Playtone
Original title Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Directors Frank Kostenko Jr., Neal Allen, Mark Cowen
Writers Christopher G. Cowen, Mark Cowen, Tom Hanks

Cast

Tom Hanks

as Narrator (voice)

Bill Paxton

as Ed Mitchell (voice)

Morgan Freeman

as Neil Armstrong (voice)

Scott Glenn

as Charles Duke (voice)

Paul Newman

as Dave Scott (voice)

John Travolta

as Jim Irwin

Matthew McConaughey

as Al Bean (voice)

Matt Damon

as Al Shepard (voice)

Bryan Cranston

as Buzz Aldrin (voice)

Rick Gomez

as Alpha Station Commander (voice)

Colin Hanks

as Conspiracy Neil Armstrong

Frank John Hughes

as Future Houston Capcom

Neal McDonough

as Reservoir Commander

Barry Pepper

as John Young

Kevin Pollak

as Director

Julie Shimer

as Future Astronaut

Gary Sinise

as Gene Cernan

Peter Scolari

as Pete Conrad

Donnie Wahlberg

as Helium 3 Commander

Rita Wilson

as Beta Station Commander