Moon scenes from Apollo 11 coverage. Somewhat familiar?

 Thu 10:10 am +01:00, 2 Sep 2021  1

posted by Tapestry

Long before the distinguished American film director, STANLEY KUBRICK died, rumours appeared on the internet that he had assisted NASA in filming scenes which may or may have not been broadcast during the Apollo missions to the moon.

These internet rumours were started by a man who worked for one of NASA’s leading rocket engine contractors.

CHRIS EVERARD investigates the rumours which say that RICHARD NIXON hired STANLEY KUBRICK to construct a film set which looks like the surface of the moon…

And that a film was made as part of a U.S. Propaganda initiative, to prove to the American People that NASA had successfully landed the Apollo 11 crew on the surface of the Moon…

 

CHRIS EVERARD investigates the internet rumours about Stanley Kubrick filming the Apollo 11 mission – allegedly with the help of Walt Disney animators.

After Stanley Kubrick’s initial success with the movie LOLITA, Stanley Kubrick left the United States and set up a new home in England – living as a recluse, absorbed in his work and his family and his home at Childwickbury House, a short drive to the EMI film studios – and indeed not far from other film studios such as MGM, Elstree, Pinewood Studios, Shepperton, Denham Film Studios and Bray Studios…

Suddenly, Stanley Kubrick left the United States – and all of his most famous films – including his Viet Nam war epic FULL METAL JACKET and his film based in NEW YORK starring Tom Cruise called EYES WIDE SHUT – all of these most famous Kubrick movies were made in England. Even the famous Hotel in THE SHINING and yes even the Viet Nam war scenes – these were all filmed in England…