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The Astronaut (1972)
Directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Drama, TV Movie, Science Fiction · 1h 13m
An elaborate deception emerges when an American astronaut is lost on a mission to Mars. Space agency officials fearful of losing public support and government funding decide to cover up the accident by employing an exact double for the lost astronaut. The ruse begins to unravel when the wife of the lost astronaut realizes she is living with a different man. Although angered by the deception, the woman has fallen in love with the replacement and plans to keep the secret. They both have a change of heart and decide to reveal the secret when they discover a new Mars mission is underway.
Cast
Jackie Cooper
Kurt Anderson
Monte Markham
Eddie Reese / Col. Brice Randolph
Richard Anderson
Dr. Wylie
Robert Lansing
John Phillips
Susan Clark
Gail Randolph
John Lupton
Don Masters
Walter Brooke
Tom Everett
James B. Sikking
Astronaut Higgins
Paul Kent
Carl Samuels
L
Loretta Leversee
Toni Scott
R
Ray Dimas
Freddie
Patsy Garrett
Boy's Mother
Crew
- Director
- Robert Michael Lewis
- Original Music Composer
- Gil Mellé
- Editor
- Les Green, John Kaufman
- Producer
- Harve Bennett
Details
- Release date
- 1972-01-08
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie, Science Fiction
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Television