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| James Caan | ... | Lee Stegler | |
| Joanna Moore | ... | Mickey Stegler | |
| Robert Duvall | ... | Chiz | |
| Barbara Baxley | ... | Jean | |
| Charles Aidman | ... | Gus | |
| Steve Ihnat | ... | Ross Duellan | |
| Michael Murphy | ... | Rick | |
| Ted Knight | ... | Walter Larson | |
| Stephen Coit | ... | Ehrman | |
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John Rayner | ... | Dunc |
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Charles Irving | ... | Seidel |
| Bobby Riha | ... | Stevie Stegler (as Bobby Riha Jr.) | |
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When the U.S. learns the Soviets are about to launch a manned mission to the moon, they feel it imperative that they get there first. The moon program isn't ready to launch yet so they decide to send one man in a modified Gemini capsule that will be able to land on the moon. The astronaut will have to stay there for up to a year - in a special built shelter that will be sent ahead of time - until an Apollo mission can rescue him. The obvious choice for the mission is Chiz, who knows the Gemini inside out but the Soviets are sending civilians, not military men, so geologist Lee Stegler is asked to go. He has only three weeks however to learn about the intricacies of the spacecraft and no one is sure if he will make it. Written by garykmcd
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The motion picture that puts a man on the moon ... and you will follow him every terrifying second of the way ... See more »Parents Guide:
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February 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mostly good, solid, well acted (especially by Robert Duvall and James Caan) story of behind the scenes politics among astronauts as we raced Russia towards the moon in the late 1960s.
Gets a little soapy at times, some of the politics and science seem a little cheated, and key incidents are convenient and co-incidental. Production values, especially the special effects, are pretty weak. And Caan's astronaut is a little too open with his fears to be believed as a man of his position at that moment in history.
On the other hand it's impressive that in 1969 someone made a space movie focusing on complex emotions and human behavior, not technology. The climax is a bit 'Hollywood', although at least a little more bittersweet than usual, if predictable (and a cheat). The small roles are well cast and played. Not really recognizably an Altman film, but certainly shows talent and is worth seeing.