The Last Man on the Moon

"One man's part in mankind's greatest adventure"

Feb 26 2016 TV-MA 1h 35m
Adventure, Biography, Documentary

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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Plot

When Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan stepped off the moon in 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. For decades later, shares his epic but deeply personal story. Cernan's burning ambition carried him to the spectacular and hazardous environment of space and to the moon. But there was a heavy price to pay for the fame and privilege that followed. As his wife famously remarked, 'If you think going to the moon is hard, try staying at home.' 'The Last Man on the Moon' combines rare archive material, compelling Visual FX and unprecedented access to present an iconic historical character on the big screen.

Written by

Eugene Cernan, Mark Craig

Directed by

Mark Craig

Cast

Eugene Cernan, Fred 'Baldy' Baldwin, Alan Bean

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Mark Stewart Productions Ltd

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 1 nomination

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3,644
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
78
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