Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019)

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National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

• Released: 2019-07-07
• Genres: Documentary, History
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 40 votes

Directed by Tom Jennings.

Top cast

• Buzz Aldrin as Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11 (archive footage)
• Bill Anders as Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
• Neil Armstrong as Self - Commander, Apollo 11 (archive footage)
• Frank Borman as Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage)
• Walter Cronkite as Self - CBS News (archive footage)
• Betty Grissom as Self - Wife of Gus Grissom (archive footage)
• Jim Lovell as Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
• Walt Disney as Self (archive footage)
• Ward Kimball as Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)
• Wernher von Braun as Self - Rocket Scientist, NASA (archive footage)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Apollo: Missions to the Moon

• United States: stream on Disney Plus, fuboTV; watch free on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus

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