In the Shadow of the Moon

Between 1969 and 1972, nine Apollo spacecraft traveled to the moon. In the documentary “In the Shadow of the Moon,” director David Sington tells the Apollo story through archival footage and the recollections of the surviving astronauts, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Charlie Duke, Jim Lovell, Edgar Mitchell, Harrison Schmitt, Dave Scott, and John Young. Notably missing is the reclusive Neil Armstrong whose “That’s one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind” has become one of the most famous ever spoken. Through these men you learn of their wonder, their fears, their humility about being part of a tremendous US effort to beat the Russians to the moon. This movie is a reminder of a time when the United States was perceived as having the ‘right stuff.’ (9/16/07)