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The motion picture that puts a man on the moon and you follow him every terrifying second of the way.
1967 · 101 min · ★ 5.8 · Science Fiction, Thriller
Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.
Directed by Robert Altman · Written by Loring Mandel
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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 - S Stephen Coit Ehrman
- J John Rayner Dunc
- C Charles Irving Seidel
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Bobby Riha Stevie Stegler
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