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Wonder of it All (2007)

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Filmmaker Jeffrey Roth's documentary The Wonder of it All revisits the extensive space exploration of the late 1960s and early 1970s from a most unusual angle: the psychological impact of extraterrestrial charting on the individual astronauts. Of the 12 Americans who set foot on the moon between 1969 and 1972 and subsequently readjusted to civilian life, Roth interviews 7 - Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke, Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, John Young, Edgar Mitchell and Alan Bean - who offer intimate and

Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.

Documentary, Special Interest

Jeffrey Roth

Jul 21, 2009

$0.7M

Indican Pictures

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All Critics (3) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1)

These elder statesmen's recollections of their brief moments on the moon, as well as of what preceded and followed, make for vivid and emotional storytelling.

July 31, 2009 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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A few new details about the work and the adventure emerge, but if you've seen any of the many other documentaries on Apollo, The Wonder of it All is simply covering familiar lunar ground.

July 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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Meeting the men who inspired The Right Stuff is as affectionate as it is pedagogical, with just enough holy mole moments to feed the sense of awe that keeps these heroes impressive for reasons greater than the technological and physical accomplishme

August 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | Comment
Boxoffice Magazine
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Audience Reviews for Wonder of it All

Really good interviews of astronauts who were involved in the beginning of the space program. Informative with great use of footage from the 1960?s and this documentary gives you an enriched view of the 1960?s astronauts and the work they did. Well done.

May 12, 2010
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James Higgins

It seemed like this movie set out to disprove the landing by showing how crazy the astronauts are

November 16, 2011

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