The Dream Is Alive
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The Dream Is Alive

7.5 / 10 1985 37mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

The Dream Is Alive takes you into space alongside the astronauts on the space shuttle. Share with them the delights of zero gravity while working, eating and sleeping in orbit around the Earth. Float as never before over the towering Andes, the boot of Italy, Egypt and the Nile. Witness firsthand a tension-filled satellite capture and repair and the historic first spacewalk by an American woman.

Cast & Crew

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Narrator

Lead
DL

David Leestma

Self

GN

George Nelson

Self

Sally Ride

Sally Ride

Self

KS

Kathy Sullivan

Self

JV

James Van Hoften

Self

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Graeme Ferguson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Dream Is Alive is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker