Rocketmen is a 2009 documentary directed and written by Richard Dale. The film is narrated by Michael J. Reynolds.[1]
| Rocketmen | |
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| Directed by | Richard Dale |
| Produced by | Tim Goodchild Michael Kemp Peter Parnham |
| Narrated by | Michael J. Reynolds |
| Edited by | Peter Parnham |
| Music by | Richard Blair-Oliphant |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
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Running time | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
This was BBC Worldwide's first science film release[2] and it grossed $1.2 million from being shown theatrically on 104 screens in Japan in 2009 (performing at number 16 nationally on its opening weekend),[3] in addition to subsequent release on various international television outlets and on Netflix.
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Using archival footage, this film explores the American space program, from the Mercury program through Gemini program through the return to space after the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Rocketmen". IMDb. 21 August 2009.
- ^ "Sales & Distribution". Annual Review 2009/10. BBC Worldwide. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Rocket Men". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "45th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing". Arizona Public Media. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
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