Archival footage and audio recordings reveal the inner workings of NASA’s historic 1969 trip to the moon. While astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins embark on their voyage, the team in Mission Control—and millions of spectators on the ground—watch them closely.

Constructed entirely from footage captured in 1969—much of it unseen since then—this exhilarating documentary by Todd Douglas Miller might just be the definitive account of the moon landing. When it comes to spectacle, Apollo 11’s jaw-dropping imagery leaves most Hollywood blockbusters in the dust.