Apollo 1
by Spacecraft Films
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DVD Cover Information
Actor: Apollo 1Director: Spacecraft Films
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Spacecraft Films
Movie Reviews of Apollo 1
Movie Review: Excellent history of the pivotal tragedy of Apollo 1
Summary: 5 Stars
As usual, Spacecraft Films has done an outstanding job producing this thorough (and sometimes poignant) look back at Apollo 1 and her crew. The single DVD includes about 4.5 hours of material:
- The Apollo 1 crew. 3 short tributes to Grissom, White and Chaffee.
- The First Apollo. Footage from: North American Aviation (includes audio from crew's first press conference); Marshall Space Flight Center (continued audio from press conference); Altitude Chamber testing (includes crew suit-up video w/producer's audio commentary and simulation audio); Simulator testing (crew debriefing audio); Press Day (at Pad 34, 2 days before the fire w/producer's audio commentary); Emergency Egress walk-through (audio comments by Von Braun and Grissom).
- The Accident. Audio (with subtitles) of the final 29 minutes, up to and including the fire. The disc includes both uncut and edited versions. No video exists of the accident. Additional audio commentary by the producer follows.
- Review Board. Footage from: Post-Fire Inspection (Press pool footage w/producer's audio commentary); Command Module Removal (audio commentary by Stephen Clemmons, North American Pad Crew Member); Service Module Removal (audio by Joseph Shea, Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager); Command Module Disassembly (audio from Apollo Review Board testimony by Jim Gleaves, and from Borman's team's inspection); Block I Configuration (continued audio from Borman's team); Investigation (continued audio from Borman's team).
- Memorial. Footage from: Andrews Air Force Base (Grissom and Chaffee arrive prior to burial at Arlington, audio from Voice Of America feed); Gus Grissom funeral at Arlington (partial audio); Roger Chaffee funeral at Arlington (partial audio); Edward White funeral at West Point (partial audio).
- Bonus Material. Grissom gets his Astronaut Wings (after his Mercury flight, newsreel footage w/partial audio); White speaks at Brooks AFB following his Gemini 4 mission.
- Photographs. Viewable with or without captions. Includes over 350 photos on the mission and over 100 photos from the Review Board investigation.
Christopher Kraft (the original NASA Flight Director and architect of Mission Control) says that if it hadn't been for the fire and the problems fixed because of it, America never would have made it to the moon. That is the under-appreciated legacy of Apollo 1, whose story is so well captured in this fine DVD.
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