Tank on the Moon
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Directed by | Jean Afanassieff |
Narrated by | Chip Roughton (English) |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
Tank on the Moon is a French 2007
Summary
During the 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a feverish technological competition, popularly known as the
With these archives, along with the recollections by surviving participants in the Lunokhod program, and archived news films, the full story of the Soviet lunar-roving robots is revealed; the innovative development, the difficult deployment, the spectacular technological achievements, and the legacy passed down to the new generation of planetary robotic rovers.[1]
Production and video release
The following companies and television stations helped produce and broadcast this film; Zed (Paris), with Corona Films (Saint-Petersburg), France 5, Channel 5 (Russia), CBC/RDI (Canada), SVT (Sweden), RTBF (Belgium), NHK (Japan).
This video documentary was produced in French, Brazilian Portuguese and English languages. An English language DVD was released in 2008, however the video is currently available only by digital download.[3]
Awards
- International Film Festival of Toulon (France) Archives Prize (Jacques Henri Blake Award)
- MEDIMED (Spain) Official Selection
- WORLDMEDIA Festival (Germany) Intermedia Globe Gold Award: Best Film (Politics Category)
See also
References
- ^ "Tank on the Moon". topdocumentaryfilms.com. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- Planetary Society. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ "Tank On The Moon". Amazon. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
External links
- Official website ZED Television - Tank on the Moon HD
- Tank on the Moon at IMDb
- Science Channel - Tank on the Moon Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine