CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF HUMANITY'S GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH THE INSPIRING CINEMATIC EVENT FROM EMMY AWARD® WINNER TODD DOUGLAS MILLER

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., April 3, 2019 — (PRNewswire) —  Helmed as "the most perfect movie that will ever be made about its subject" (Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York), Apollo 11 takes the public behind-the-scenes of the groundbreaking NASA space mission and first lunar landing. Showcasing exquisite never-before-seen audio and video footage of key historical events and remarkable moments of camaraderie, the riveting documentary has received five stars from critics (David Fear, Rolling Stone) and will be available on Blu-ray^TM, DVD, Digital, and via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE, as well as On Demand on May 14, 2019 from NEON and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

From director Todd Douglas Miller (Dinosaur 13) comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, Apollo 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission—the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the team in Mission Control, and the millions of spectators on the ground, we vividly experience those momentous days and hours in 1969 when humankind took a giant leap into the future.

Meticulously crafted and "entirely awe-inspiring" (Glenn Kenny, The New York Times), Apollo 11 bears witness to an extraordinary act of unity and resolve, to achieve one of the greatest and most complex feats in human history. Transporting audiences back in time with scenes depicting an estimated one million average Americans viewing the live launch, Apollo 11 on Blu-ray^TM, DVD and Digital is a must own immersive experience!

BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAY^TM, DVD & digital

• Apollo 11: Discovering the 65MM featurette - The process of digitizing the newly discovered 65mm archival footage, never before seen by the public, which resulted in the highest resolution and digital quality of the historic Apollo 11 mission in existence, evolving beyond filmmaking into one of film curation and historic preservation
• Theatrical Trailer

Apollo 11 will be available on Blu-ray^TM, Digital, and via Movies Anywhere.

• Blu-ray^TM unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
• Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.
• Movies Anywhere is the digital app that simplifies and enhances the digital movie collection and viewing experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital movies in one place when purchased or redeemed through participating digital retailers. Consumers can also redeem digital copy codes found in eligible Blu-ray^TM and DVD disc packages from participating studios and stream or download them through Movies Anywhere. MOVIES ANYWHERE is only available in the United States. For more information, visit https://moviesanywhere.com.

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Film Website:  https://www.apollo11movie.com/ 
UPHE Website: http://uni.pictures/Apollo11 
Trailer: http://uni.pictures/Apollo11Trailer 
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FILMMAKERS:
Executive Producers: Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton
Executive Producers: Josh Braun, Tom Quinn
Sound Design and Mix By: Eric Milano
Post Production Executive Producer: William Junkin Cox II
Produced By: Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Petersen, and Evan Krauss
Written By: Matt Morton
Directed and Edited By: Todd Douglas Miller

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY^TM:
Street Date: May 14, 2019
Selection Number: 36201455
Layers: BD-25
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Rating: G
Languages/Subtitles: English Subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Run Time: 1 hour, 33 minutes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: May 14, 2019
Selection Number: 36201454
Layers: DVD-5
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Rating: G
Languages/Subtitles: English Subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Run Time: 1 hour, 33 minutes

About Universal Pictures Home Entertainment:
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). UFEG produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms, as well as consumer products, interactive gaming and live entertainment. The global division includes Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Brand Development, Fandango and DreamWorks Animation Film and Television. UFEG is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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Rebecca Wolfson
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Rebecca.Wolfson@nbcuni.com

 

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