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Dark Side of the Moon (2002)

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  • Documentary

A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the title Opération Lune. The basic premise for the film is the theory that the television footage from the Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked and actually recorded in a studio by the CIA with help from director Stanley Kubrick.

Rating
7.1 / 10 (48 votes)
Release date
October 16, 2002
Runtime
52m
Language
French
Director
William Karel
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Philippe FaureNarrator (voice)
  • Christiane KubrickSelf
  • Jan HarlanSelf
  • Vernon WaltersSelf - CIA
  • Farouk ElbazSelf - NASA
  • Jeffrey HoffmanSelf - NASA
  • John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
  • Yuri GagarinSelf (archive footage)
  • Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)
  • Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
  • Stanley KubrickSelf (archive footage)
  • Wernher von BraunSelf (archive footage)

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