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May 4, 2001 · The Dish: Directed by Rob Sitch. With Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Roz Hammond, Christopher-Robin Street. A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.
- (17K)
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Rob Sitch
- 2001-05-04
Apr 27, 2001 · The true story of a group of eccentric scientists who are responsible for manning a satellite dish inauspiciously located on a remote Australian sheep farm.
- (100)
- Rob Sitch
- PG-13
- Sam Neill
The Dish is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top-grossing Australian film in 2000.
Jul 13, 2019 · The Dish is an Aussie classic, set at our Parkes radio telescope, Murriyang. Most of the film is based on fact, but what was added for the sake of a (rollicking) good yarn?
Apollo 11's astronauts will walk on the moon - and the 1,000 ton satellite dish in tiny, sheep farming Parkes, Australia, will beam the event globally. But as giddy citizens prepare for the moment when the world will depend on them, the dish flatlines.
Oct 11, 2012 · The Dish (2000) | Official Trailer. Based on an amazing true story the funny and moving tale of Australia's part in the Apollo 11 moon mission.
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The Dish is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
