Rocketmen is a 2009 documentary directed and written by Richard Dale. The film is narrated by Michael J. Reynolds.[1]

Rocketmen
Directed byRichard Dale
Produced byTim Goodchild
Michael Kemp
Peter Parnham
Narrated byMichael J. Reynolds
Edited byPeter Parnham
Music byRichard Blair-Oliphant
Production
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Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment
Release date
  • 21 August 2009 (2009-08-21)
(Japan)
Running time
1 hour 32 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.

Synopsis

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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

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  1. ^ "Rocketmen". IMDb. 21 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Sales & Distribution". Annual Review 2009/10. BBC Worldwide. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Rocket Men". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ^ "45th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing". Arizona Public Media. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
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