Press Release Criterion Press Release: For All Mankind (1989) (4k UHD) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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In July 1969, the space race ended when Apollo 11 fulfilled President John F. Kennedy’s challenge of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” No one who witnessed the lunar landing will ever forget it. Twenty years later, Al Reinert constructed a documentary that imparts the unforgettable story of the twenty-four astronauts who participated in the Apollo mission to land on the moon—told in their words and in their voices, using the images they captured. With its awe-inspiring, otherworldly footage and a haunting atmospheric soundtrack by Brian Eno, For All Mankind stirs us with a profound sense of compassion for the “pale blue dot” that is our home, and it is still the most radical, visually dazzling work of cinema that has been made about this earthshaking event.

FILM INFO​

• United States
• 1989
• 80 minutes
• Color
• 1.33:1
• English
• Spine #54

SPECIAL FEATURES​

• In the 4K UHD edition: New 4K digital restorations of the original 1.33:1 framing and the alternate 1.85:1 theatrical presentation, with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• In the Blu-ray and DVD editions: High-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by producer-director Al Reinert, with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Audio commentary featuring director Al Reinert and Apollo 17 commander Eugene A. Cernan, the last person to set foot on the moon
• An Accidental Gift: The Making of “For All Mankind,” a documentary featuring interviews with Reinert, Apollo 12 and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, and NASA archive specialists
• Selection of excerpted interviews with fifteen of the Apollo astronauts
• Program about Bean’s artwork, accompanied by a gallery of his paintings
• NASA audio highlights and liftoff footage
• Optional on-screen identification of astronauts and mission-control specialists
• PLUS: Essays by film critic Terrence Rafferty and Reinert

New cover by Eric Skillman

April 26, 2022

 

[Ronald Epstein]

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[seangood79]

Interesting choice...

 

[Lord Dalek]

Is there a point to this in 4k?

 

[Martin_Teller]

It's a gorgeous film. As the description says: "visually dazzling".

 

[JoshZ]

It's a gorgeous film. As the description says: "visually dazzling".

Yes, but most of it was shot on 16mm.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Yeah, I don't see a need to purchase this on 4K disc.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Yes, but most of it was shot on 16mm.

And what wasn't was made on primitive consumer grade videotape.

Aside from the the title cards, For All Mankind has absolutely no footage that was originated on 35mm whatsoever.

 

[titch]

Criterion have loads of old transfers that need remastering, but this isn't one of them.

 

[JoshZ]

I can't even imagine that an HDR grade will do much for this. It seems to be an entirely needless UHD upgrade.

 

[Lord Dalek]

It would definitely be more interesting if Criterion were somehow able to include the original 1983 "Apollo" cut, but I guess they can't for whatever reason.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Preorder link added

 

[PMF]

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