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The Dish

- Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth.

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

Release Date : 2000-10-19

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Working DogDistant Horizon

Production Country : Australia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sam Neill

Character Name : Cliff Buxton - Dish Master

Original Name : Sam Neill

Gender : Male

Patrick Warburton

Character Name : Al Burnett - From NASA

Original Name : Patrick Warburton

Gender : Male

Kevin Harrington

Character Name : Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell - Maneuvers

Original Name : Kevin Harrington

Gender : Male

Tom Long

Character Name : Glenn Latham - Electronics

Original Name : Tom Long

Gender : Male

Eliza Szonert

Character Name : Janine Kellerman - The Girl

Original Name : Eliza Szonert

Gender : Male

Roy Billing

Character Name : Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre

Original Name : Roy Billing

Gender : Male

John McMartin

Character Name : U.S. Ambassador Howard

Original Name : John McMartin

Gender : Male

Bille Brown

Character Name : Prime Minister

Original Name : Bille Brown

Gender : Male

Tayler Kane

Character Name : Rudi Kellerman - Safeguard

Original Name : Tayler Kane

Gender : Male

Andrew S. Gilbert

Character Name : Len Purvis

Original Name : Andrew S. Gilbert

Gender : Male

Genevieve Mooy

Character Name : May McIntyre - The Mom

Original Name : Genevieve Mooy

Gender : Female

Carl Snell

Character Name : Billy McIntyre - The Kid

Original Name : Carl Snell

Gender : Male

Lenka Kripac

Character Name : Marie McIntyre - The Teenager

Original Name : Lenka Kripac

Gender : Female

Matthew Moore

Character Name : Keith Morrison - The Soldier

Original Name : Matthew Moore

Gender : Male

Roz Hammond

Character Name : Miss Nolan - Teacher

Original Name : Roz Hammond

Gender : Female

Christopher-Robin Street

Character Name : Damien - Student

Original Name : Christopher-Robin Street

Gender : Male

Grant Thompson

Character Name : Mr. Callen

Original Name : Grant Thompson

Gender : Male

Luke Keltie

Character Name : Graeme - Student

Original Name : Luke Keltie

Gender : Male

Naomi Wright

Character Name : Melanie - Student

Original Name : Naomi Wright

Gender : Male

Ben Wright-Smith

Character Name : Nicholas

Original Name : Ben Wright-Smith

Gender : Male

Bernard Curry

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Bernard Curry

Gender : Male

Beverley Dunn

Character Name : Sekretärin

Original Name : Beverley Dunn

Gender : Female

Billy Mitchell

Character Name : Cameron

Original Name : Billy Mitchell

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2023-11-16

I may have watched this Aussie film much closer to when it came out, since have always like Sam Neill, but I had no memory of it and we gave it a look. It is very entertaining in a quiet way. The bursts of humor are short, occasional and subtle, and it works. Of course it is based on actual events and feature a few news archive clips as well as actors playing historical characters, sometimes almost as a cameo. It features some restrained tension and suspense as the crew at the telescope try to live up to their commitment to passing audio and video from the moon landing on to NASA and the world. Among the supporting cast we also have a radical political daughter and a clumsy young couple trying to initiate a new romance. It all adds flavor to the main plot.