Thomas Stafford

Ce qui est en train de se jouer dans l’espace, ce 17 juillet 1975, est unique. Un vaisseau Apollo, fleuron de la technologie américaine et son grand rival dans la course aux étoiles, le vaisseau Soyouz, orgueil du collectivisme soviétique, vont s’unir pour quelques heures afin de simuler une opération de sauvetage… Cette aventure scientifique et humaine mettra 5 ans avant d’aboutir.

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

For All Mankind retrace l'histoire des missions "Apollo". Au lieu de se concentrer seulement sur les faits, Al Reinert a cherché à évoquer les aspects humains de cette extraordinaire odyssée. Racontée par les astronautes eux-mêmes, ils se souviennent et commentent les images, qu'ils ont eu le privilège de voir, de vivre, au nom de l'Humanité: For All Mankind.

This 1975 NASA film entitled "The Mission of Apollo Soyuz" documents the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, in which manned American and Soviet spacecraft docked for the first time. The astronauts and cosmonauts met each other in space and conducted science experiments together prior to returning to Earth.

King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Antony Sher plays King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays.

This is the year when the Vietnam War ends and terrorists take over the West German embassy in Stockholm. On TV, Staffan Westerberg's "Vilse i Pannkakan" coincides with Ingmar Bergman's "The Magic Flute". Despite the cold war, the USA and the Soviet Union take the opportunity to meet - in space! And Davis Cup tennis is played in Båstad. Sweden meets Chile and the police fear riots. This and much more in "The year was 1975" by Jonas Fohlin and Eva Tillberg.