FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON: WE HAVE CLEARED THE TOWER {PART 3 OF 12} (TV)
Summary
Continued from T:53237. Part three of this twelve-part docudrama series about the development of the U.S. space program as the country prepares to send men to the moon. Part three, entitled "We Have Cleared the Tower," chronicles the Apollo 7 mission from the perspective of a documentary filmmaker. Behind-the-scenes events surrounding Apollo 7 include the following: interviews with people who are unfamiliar to the public; a test of an emergency evacuation of the capsule with astronauts Wally Schirra, Walt Cunningham, and Donn Eisele; the surprising sense of humor expressed by workers and astronauts during the important mission; the astronauts' candid on-camera comments about possible problems that could cost them their lives and the country its space program; the relationship between the astronauts and the nurse who administers health tests; the competitive rivalry between astronauts; the rumor that Schirra will be retiring from service after this mission; the way Schirra and his wife have maintained a happy marriage despite the pressures of space travel; Eisele's thoughts about the fire in Apollo 1, which killed three fellow astronauts; clashes between astronauts and the builders of the capsule; questions about the true nature of their mission in space; the general mood as the astronauts are shuttled off to the launch pad for the mission, and its potential cancellation due to winds blowing across the air field; and the decision to continue when a moment of opportunity presents itself. Continues with T:53239.
This selection from the Alan Gerry Cable Collection has been made available by the Gerry Foundation, Inc.
Details
- NETWORK: HBO
- DATE: April 12, 1998 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:59:40
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:53238
- GENRE: Drama, historical
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, historical; Apollo 7; Space exploration; Space flight to the moon; Astronauts
- SERIES RUN: HBO - TV series, 1998
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Tom Hanks … Executive Producer
- Tony To … Co-Executive Producer
- Graham Yost … Supervising Producer
- John Melfi … Supervising Producer
- Brian Grazer … Producer
- Ron Howard … Producer
- Michael Bostick … Producer
- Erik Bork … Co-Producer
- Bruce Richmond … Co-Producer
- Janace Tashjian … Co-Producer
- Terry Odem … Associate Producer
- Lili Fini Zanuck … Director
- Remi Aubuchon … Writer
- Andrew Chaikin … Based in part on the book "A Man on the Moon" by
- Mark Isham … Music by
- Michael Kamen … Theme Music by
- Krista Adair … Cast, Jo Schirra
- Jay T. Becker … Cast, Jim Lewis
- Virginia Ellen Chappell … Cast, the Concerned Spectator
- Marcelo Durst … Cast, the Documentary Cameraman
- Joe Farago … Cast, Dr. Fred Kelly
- Lowell Fenner … Cast, Russ Lawrence
- Keith Graham … Cast, Skip Chauvin
- Mark Harmon … Cast, Wally Schirra (Schirra, Walter M. "Wally")
- Holland Hayes … Cast, Tech #1
- Steve Hofvendahl … Cast, Thomas Stafford
- George Hoggard … Cast, the EVAC Supervisor
- Jay Honeycutt … Cast, the Launch Director
- Peter Horton … Cast, the Documentary Director
- Daniel Hugh Kelly … Cast, Eugene Cernan
- Frederic Lane … Cast, Walt Cunningham
- Ann Magnuson … Cast, Dee O'Hara
- Joshua Malina … Cast, Tim Messick
- Cindy Maranne … Cast, Deke's Secretary
- John Mese … Cast, Donn Eisele
- Mati Moralejo … Cast, the Editor
- Philip Nolen … Cast, Nerd #1
- John Posey … Cast, John Young
- Steve Purnick … Cast, Clyde Teague
- Mark Rolston … Cast, Gus Grissom
- Steve Sands … Cast, Nerd #2
- Nick Searcy … Cast, Deke Slayton
- Brandon Smith … Cast, John Healey
- Randy G. Stephens … Cast, the Curious Spectator
- Max Wright … Cast, Guenter Wendt