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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA 13-hour mini-series detailing James A. Michner's fictional account of the American space program from the years after World War II to the Apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970s.A 13-hour mini-series detailing James A. Michner's fictional account of the American space program from the years after World War II to the Apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970s.A 13-hour mini-series detailing James A. Michner's fictional account of the American space program from the years after World War II to the Apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970s.
- 1 Primetime Emmy gewonnen
- 1 Gewinn & 3 Nominierungen insgesamt
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Exciting mini-series about the US space program
During the Christmas season of 1987, this American series about the history of space travel from the end of the Second World War, through the great UFO scare to the moon landing, was broadcast on one of the West German private channels. The US premiere took place in April 1985 on CBS. The basis was the novel SPACE by bestselling author James A. MICHENER, which was published in 1982. In addition to the technical development, it was of course also about intrigue and love confusion - in the style of a soap opera.
The great cast included stars like James GARNER (as Senator Norman Grant), Beau BRIDGES (as the astronaut), Bruce DERN and Martin BALSAM. Blair BROWN, Harry HAMLIN and David DUKES were there as hot young stars.
And since the space program relied on the expertise of German scientists who had previously worked for the Nazi regime, there was also a storyline with characters of German descent.
CABARET (1972) star Michael York (two years later also as Abby Ewing's former childhood love in KNOTS LANDING) and the German actress Barbara SUKOWA (LOLA / THE LEAD TIME) played the German couple Dieter and Liesel Kolff, who had a decisive influence on the should get moon landing.
To my knowledge, this was Barbara SUKOWA's first appearance in an American production. A year later, the actress would be awarded the Silver Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as ROSA LUXEMBOURG.
Interesting series that I really enjoyed watching back then. Recommended!
During the Christmas season of 1987, this American series about the history of space travel from the end of the Second World War, through the great UFO scare to the moon landing, was broadcast on one of the West German private channels. The US premiere took place in April 1985 on CBS. The basis was the novel SPACE by bestselling author James A. MICHENER, which was published in 1982. In addition to the technical development, it was of course also about intrigue and love confusion - in the style of a soap opera.
The great cast included stars like James GARNER (as Senator Norman Grant), Beau BRIDGES (as the astronaut), Bruce DERN and Martin BALSAM. Blair BROWN, Harry HAMLIN and David DUKES were there as hot young stars.
And since the space program relied on the expertise of German scientists who had previously worked for the Nazi regime, there was also a storyline with characters of German descent.
CABARET (1972) star Michael York (two years later also as Abby Ewing's former childhood love in KNOTS LANDING) and the German actress Barbara SUKOWA (LOLA / THE LEAD TIME) played the German couple Dieter and Liesel Kolff, who had a decisive influence on the should get moon landing.
To my knowledge, this was Barbara SUKOWA's first appearance in an American production. A year later, the actress would be awarded the Silver Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as ROSA LUXEMBOURG.
Interesting series that I really enjoyed watching back then. Recommended!
Based on the James Michener novel of the same name this mini series which originally aired on CBS tells the tale of Americas space program through fictional characters. Beginning with German Rocket scientists who choose to go to the Americans side after the war up to the manned lunar landings. The politics, money making business, careers and romances of those who made up the space program are covered.
The original broadcast was the best version. It has been rebroadcast a few times since but has always been edited in some form or another. A little heavy at times on the soap opera romance bit but still a good mini series. Don't miss reading the novel by Michener.
The original broadcast was the best version. It has been rebroadcast a few times since but has always been edited in some form or another. A little heavy at times on the soap opera romance bit but still a good mini series. Don't miss reading the novel by Michener.
After seeing the film in production and then watching it I would rank it 8.5 out of 10. I got to film as an extra in the MCC scenes and meet Dick Gordon as Capcom, Joe Sargent, Bruce Dern, Maggie Han and Blair Brown. I was a Rear Admiral in the viewing room scenes at Mission Control, filmed in Houston. At one point we were told to look shocked and sad at loosing the crew in the Lunar Module after lunar ascent. It was hard because we had only lost a crew on the pad many years before. Several Months later the Challenger accident happened. Scenes in Germany were accurate and one would expect Von Braun to emerge in the scenes with the allies taking over the rocket engineers.
The political scenes in Washington hold true today and Garner, Brown and Martin Balsom played the roles well. We could have done without Strabismus but it was too deep in the story to root it out. An interesting twist his company United Scriptures Alliance (USA) was similarly used for the company name United Space Alliance (USA) for the major contractor for Shuttle work for NASA in later years.
The political scenes in Washington hold true today and Garner, Brown and Martin Balsom played the roles well. We could have done without Strabismus but it was too deep in the story to root it out. An interesting twist his company United Scriptures Alliance (USA) was similarly used for the company name United Space Alliance (USA) for the major contractor for Shuttle work for NASA in later years.
This adaptation of James Michener's novel was especially well done and was made in the heyday of mini-series production. I was lucky enough to have recorded the original showing of the program and watched it just recently.
This program depicts the race for space from the closing days of World War II through a fictional end of the Apollo program. It follows the lives of five fictional main characters, which interweave from 1944 through the late 1970's. During these years we see a fictional, but accurate, portrayal of how the space program in the US developed from early failures to successful moon landings.
The cast of characters is lengthy and all of the main characters turned in very good performances. The technical and special effects were very good for the period. If you get a chance to watch a copy of this, please be prepared for a long viewing time, as even with the commercials edited out, it will last over 10 hours.
This program depicts the race for space from the closing days of World War II through a fictional end of the Apollo program. It follows the lives of five fictional main characters, which interweave from 1944 through the late 1970's. During these years we see a fictional, but accurate, portrayal of how the space program in the US developed from early failures to successful moon landings.
The cast of characters is lengthy and all of the main characters turned in very good performances. The technical and special effects were very good for the period. If you get a chance to watch a copy of this, please be prepared for a long viewing time, as even with the commercials edited out, it will last over 10 hours.
This is an excellent mini-series with lots of stars and a great story line. If you liked Right Stuff, Apollo 13, Space Camp then this is for you. Lots of sub plots to keep it interesting. Definitely worth watching if you can find it.
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- WissenswertesApollo 18, the fictitious moon mission that failed, was in the real world a canceled mission that could have landed on the moon in 1973. It was not the name for the Apollo component of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, NASA's rendezvous with a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 1975.
- PatzerWhen the Saturn V rocket is shown on the launch pad for Apollo 18, the scene changes between shots from a Saturn V to a Saturn IB.
- Alternative VersionenThree versions exist. The original (1985) is 13 hours long and aired from Sunday-Thursday. (Alternated 2 and 3 hour episodes.) In July, 1987, CBS rebroadcast it every Saturday night, using a re-edited 9 hour version (Three 2's and a 3). In 1989, it hit syndication and was shown in a ten hour version. (You guessed it, 5 two hours.)
- VerbindungenFeatured in The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985)
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