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The Dish

The Dish

Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth.

20006.71h 41m

Overview

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

Directed by Rob Sitch
Written by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy
Produced by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy
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Top Cast

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Cliff Buxton - Dish Master

Patrick Warburton

Patrick Warburton

Al Burnett - From NASA

Kevin Harrington

Kevin Harrington

Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell - Maneuvers

Tom Long

Tom Long

Glenn Latham - Electronics

Eliza Szonert

Eliza Szonert

Janine Kellerman - The Girl

Roy Billing

Roy Billing

Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre

John McMartin

John McMartin

U.S. Ambassador Howard

Bille Brown

Bille Brown

Prime Minister

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Tayler Kane

Rudi Kellerman - Safeguard

Andrew S. Gilbert

Andrew S. Gilbert

Len Purvis

Themes & Keywords

australianasabased on true storymoon landingmoon walk1960snew south wales1969parkes

About The Dish

The Dish is a comedy, drama, history film released in 2000 exploring themes of australia, nasa, based on true story, moon landing, moon walk, 1960s. Directed by Rob Sitch, it stars Sam Neill, Patrick Warburton, Kevin Harrington. A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

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