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Features: DVD, Commentary, Additional Footage, Music Soundtracks
Breathtaking both in the scope of its vision and the exhilaration of the human emotions it captures, For All Mankind is the story of the 24 men who traveled to the moon—told in their words, in their voices, using the images of their experiences. Click here for more Criterion favorites!
"[A] thoughtfully beautiful look at America's Apollo missionaries..." Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Editor's Note
Shot between December 1968 and November 1972, in the heyday of the space program, FOR ALL MANKIND tells the true story of the 24 men who travelled to the moon as the entire US watched in awe. Using previously unseen NASA film of the nine manned Apollo space missions and the narration of the astronauts themselves, the film presents an exhilarating portrait of an incredible human achievement.
Plot Summary
Pulled from several million feet of archival film and eighty hours of interviews with the men who lived the experience, FOR ALL MANKIND is the official story of the Apollo missions to the moon, which took place between 1968 and 1972. Capturing the beauty of the technology, the enthusiasm of the astronauts and the pride of the nation that watched, the film steers clear of any political ramifications of the time, choosing wisely to present the stunning footage of the actual events with voice overs from the men themselves, creating a fitting tribute to a proud event in American history.
| Features | Standard Version | | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | Audio Commentary | | NASA Footage | | Restored Soundtrack |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | For All Mankind - DVD Review By: Jason Morgan - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 7/10/2009 10:48 PM | |
Pocket-sized gizmos, crystal-clear video displays, and vast information networks once dreamed of decades ago are now everyday necessities. But in 1969, equipment with dials, meters, and a bunch of flashing lights inspired awe in all of humanity when Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. stepped foot on the moon. Though there wasn't enough room in the Lunar Module for all of us, director Al Reinert and editor Susan Korda sifted through six million feet of film recorded by NASA throughout the Apollo missions to piece together a cinematic ride through the cosmos in For All Mankind....read the full review |
| For All Mankind (The Criterion Collection) - DVD Review By: The Masked Movie Snobs - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 7/27/2009 9:25 PM | | Containing eighty minutes of amazing footage from Apollo missions to the moon, this newly restored high-definition digital transfer, from producer/director Al Reinert, takes an already amazing product, and makes it look and sound better. From The Criterion Collection, this new release hit shelves on July 14th, and is sure to wow those interested in the footage of trips to the moon. Reinert has done a remarkable job of gathering often never-before-seen footage of the adventures of the twenty-four astronauts who travelled to the moon. Combining said footage with an enchanting soundtrack by Brian Eno makes for an interesting look at some exciting footage....read the full review |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Home Vision/Public Media |
| Release Date: 2/15/2000 |
| Running Time: 79 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1989 | | Catalog ID: 040 | | UPC: 00037429139523 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew | Al Reinert - Director | | Ben Young Mason - Executive Producer | | Alan Bean - Featuring | | Charles Conrad - Featuring | | Charles Duke - Featuring | | Eugene Cernan - Featuring | | Michael Collins - Featuring | | Brian Eno - Musical Score | | Betsy Broyles Brier - Producer |
| Awards |
Oscar (1990) | | | Betsy Broyles Brier, Al Reinert, Nominee, Best Documentary Feature | |
Sundance Film Festival (1989) |  | Al Reinert, Winner, Documentary - Audience Award | | Al Reinert, Winner, Grand Jury Prize |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Re-creates the sense of immensity involved in space travel....An amazingly fresh visual immersion in space..." 03/16/1990 p.C16Los Angeles Times
"...Dazzling, exhilarating....FOR ALL MANKIND is a remarkable labor of love....An unprecedented thrill..." 01/19/1990 p.F4 USA Today
"...The film is more authoritative than any space equivalent you can imagine..." 07/09/1993 p.8D A.V. Club
"It's breathtaking....Reinart unearths stunning footage -- far removed from the fuzzy copies used as B-roll in other documentaries -- that captures the full scale of NASA's accomplishment." 07/15/2009 Washington Post 10 of 10
This is 2001-type stuff, one astronaut waxes ecstatic in the Oscar-nominated documentary For All Mankind. It's a sound bite that perfectly serves this vicarious space odyssey, a composite mission drawn from NASA's nine lunar flights. It's the best of Apollo culled from 80 hours of interviews and 6 million feet of archival film. Mercifully there are no talking heads, no dry statistics, no toxic narration, only the cosmic gist told through the fluent reflections of the two dozen voyagers who came face to face with the man in the moon. Al Reinert, a Texas Monthly contributor, wrote and directed this thoughtfully beautiful look at America's Apollo missionaries, challenged by John F. Kennedy, the moonstruck president, to go where none had gone before. Shot between December 1968 and November 1972, when the space program was flush, the film manages to capture the buoyant spirits and pride that were in the air -- just about enough to lift the rocket from its pad. The astronauts, tucked like caterpillars into their spacesuits, have the right stuff: trust, a willingness to submit their wills and lives to Mission Control... In Reinert's love song to Apollo, the heroes are calm under pressure, euphoric under the moonglow and sandbox-playful romping in their lunar rovers. There's no criticism of the men, NASA, America -- no negatives, no wrongs, no failures, no Spam in a can, no wrong stuff. For All Mankind is a beatitude of praise, a homesick look at a healthy nation. That's why this history of "all systems go" and "roger that" is Oscar-nominated instead of Roger and Me. The closest it comes to controversy is when it tackles the question of how astronauts go potty in space. - Rita Kempley
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