Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D is a 2005 IMAX 3D documentary film about the first humans on the Moon, the twelve astronauts in the Apollo program. The film includes historical NASA footage as well as re-enactments and computer-generated imagery. Tom Hanks is the narrator, co-writer and co-producer. Magnificent Desolation is the third Apollo-related project for Hanks: he was previously involved in the film Apollo 13 and the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. The cast includes Andrew Husmann, Aaron White, Brandy Blackledge, Gary Hershberger, and Scott Wilder. The voice cast... includes Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, Paul Newman, Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey. Score by James Newton Howard and Blake Neely. The film was released in IMAX theaters on September 23, 2005. It was released on DVD on November 6, 2007. The title comes from Buzz Aldrin's description of the lunar landscape: On February 16, 2006, Jack Geist, Johnathan Banta, and Jerome Morin received the award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Film from the Visual Effects Society for their work on the film.
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