The Last Man on the Moon

The Last Man on the Moon

One man's part in mankind's greatest adventure

Directed by Mark Craig

Produced by Mark Stewart Productions

201695 min6.7 / 10

A reflective biographical documentary that celebrates one astronaut's extraordinary life and sacrifice while meditating on achievement, loss, and humanity's reach toward the cosmos.

The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Americans were preoccupied with other developments like NASA, the game-changing space programme that put Neil Armstrong on the moon. Yet it was astronauts like Eugene Cernan who paved the uneven, perilous path to lunar exploration. A test pilot who lived to court danger, he was recruited along with 14 other men in a secretive process that saw them become the closest of friends and adversaries. In this intensely competitive environment, Cernan was one of only three men who was sent twice to the moon, with his second trip also being NASA’s final lunar mission. As he looks back at what he loved and lost during the eight years in Houston, an incomparably eventful life emerges into view. Director Mark Craig crafts a quietly epic biography that combines the rare insight of the surviving former astronauts with archival footage and otherworldly moonscapes.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Last Man on the Moon violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Last Man on the Moon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Last Man on the Moon end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Last Man on the Moon easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Last Man on the Moon sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

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