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Topic: Theo Kamecke's "Moonwalk One" (1970 film)
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dave
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posted May 20, 2009 05:04 PM
   
Daily Mail: One small step recovers space history A film about the moon landings is to be shown in London after a film-maker tracked down tapes years after they were thought lost.Chris Riley found the sole print of Moonwalk One gathering dust under director Theo Kamecke's desk in the office at his home in the Catskill mountains near New York. NASA gave Kamecke behind-the-scenes access to "make a time capsule" about the race to put a man on the moon. The documentary was acclaimed on release in 1972 but sank into obscurity and the US space agency lost its master copy. Mr Riley is now working to digitally restore Moonwalk One for a screening at the British Film Institute in July to mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, when man first landed on the moon. It will be released on DVD in June. |
stsmithva
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From: Centreville, VA, USA
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posted May 20, 2009 06:40 PM
Footage of the astronauts and space workers not seen for 37 years: sounds great! I'll look forward to some reports on screenings, probably in the UK. |
spacecraft films
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From: Columbus, OH USA
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posted May 20, 2009 08:44 PM
This has been around and has never been "lost." There are copies of it at the National Archives. |
Robert Pearlman
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posted May 20, 2009 08:51 PM
It is also available for purchase on DVD, via the National Archives' partnership with Amazon.com: Moonwalk One, 1970 That said, I'll be interested to see the results of Riley's efforts to remaster the the film. |
stephenslater54
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posted June 07, 2009 10:49 AM
I've been involved in producing the remastered version of 'Moonwalk One' and it's looking stunning as it's been transferred from 35mm to HD tape. We've also filmed a load of extra features about the making of the film, which will be part of the boxset. all info is at moonwalkone.com. |
Blackarrow
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From: Belfast, United Kingdom
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posted June 08, 2009 06:07 PM
Does this film begin with scenes of Stonehenge, leading to footage of the crawler-transporter? If so, I have a poor quality video copy from years back. Certainly, the film on the video is actually called "Moonwalk One" and has an extended Apollo 11 launch-sequence. Is this the film being prepared for HD release? If so, I would buy a copy. |
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posted June 09, 2009 03:24 AM
Yes, it's the same film. We've restored it from the original 35mm print onto HD, and included footage cut from the original release. It's looking stunning! We've also produced a load of extra features like a 'Making Of' documentary and Director's commentary.FYI the copy available at the National Archives is of very poor quality, and has gaps in sound etc. |
Philip
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From: Brussels, BELGIUM
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posted July 07, 2009 06:46 AM
Can anyone comment on Moonwalk One documentary?Editor's note: Threads merged. |
wdw
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From: Scotland
Registered: May 2007
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posted July 10, 2009 03:28 AM
I don't think the film is everyone's cup of tea but I love it deeply. The BBC screened it on the fifth anniversary of Apollo 11 and I recorded the soundtrack on 5-inch reel-to-reel. I blame the film for cementing my passion for the Apollo programme.It is very much a film of the artist; utterly different from the corporate films NASA was having made at the time to document each mission. It is thoughtful, questioning and deliberately slow to the point of nearly being banal. Its haunting music counterpoints the dehumanised technocracy of the events it portrays. If you like the fast-cutting sequences of Dan Parry's "When We Left Earth", this may not be for you. I rate it a fitting tribute to a human achievement that transcends the normal. |
Captain Apollo
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posted July 21, 2009 08:34 AM
I confess I didn't find it as stimulating as I'd hoped - perhaps it was the interrupting tops and tails for each segment by the producer. To make a recording of it invalid?Was odd to see the context for snippets of film we've been seeing for year. |
heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted July 21, 2009 08:49 AM
Saw an item on Dutch TV about the film. For all the talk about unprecedented access and no NASA restrictions on filming, I saw very little of that. All I saw was a lot of NASA-shot footage, that was not unique and is in many other documentaries.
Also, I have a film NASA released on the 20th anniversary, called 'Apollo 11, the 20th year - 1969-1989' which I believe is a short version of 'Moonwalk One'. At least it seems the somewhat irritating music and narration is the same. Can anyone confirm this? |
FFrench
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posted December 02, 2011 06:46 PM
I watched this on DVD last night and thought it was great. I like the cerebral, arthouse take on Apollo 11, especially as it was so contemporary, and yet it also was an extremely clear explanation of how the rockets worked and how they got to the moon and back, plus insights into the thousands of unrecognized workers on the program.Not everyone will like it, but if you like Kubrick's "2001" you'll find this intriguing. |
Blackarrow
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From: Belfast, United Kingdom
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posted December 03, 2011 01:58 PM
By an interesting coincidence, I watched part of my DVD of this film this morning. I consider it to be a very fine "time-capsule" film (as was intended). A wonderful evocation of the mission of Apollo 11 and the way things were in the summer of 1969. By the way, Ed Hengeveld's comment from July 2009 misses the point, I think. Much of what we think of as "stock footage" of Apollo 11 was actually footage shot for "Moonwalk One."Can I again ask whether it is possible to buy an HD version of this film anywhere? There was certainly an HD version available when the "Director's Cut" DVD came out. |
Blackarrow
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From: Belfast, United Kingdom
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posted July 12, 2012 04:59 PM
Any word on a Blu-ray version of "Moonwalk One"? I was sure I saw some reference to an imminent Blu-ray version. Has anyone else heard of this?This is definitely a film to own on Blu-ray. |
capoetc
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From: Newnan GA (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted August 17, 2012 08:36 AM
I'm not sure how I have missed this film up until now — I just watched it on motherboard.com. I would definitely buy a BluRay version — I may just get the remastered version since there may never be a BluRay... It really does a nice job of capturing the feel of the time in 1969. |
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