The Astronaut
1972 | 73m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Robert Michael Lewis |
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| Writer: | Robert Biheller, Charles Kuenstle |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 08, 1972 |
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| Director: | Robert Michael Lewis |
| Writer: | Robert Biheller, Charles Kuenstle |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | planet mars, nasa, space travel, space mission, cover-up, impostor, astronaut, doppelgänger |
| Production Companies | Universal Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Loretta Leversee | Toni Scott |
| Ray Dimas | Freddie |
| Patsy Garrett | Boy's Mother |
| Tom Hallick | Agent Wilson |
| John S. Ragin | Walters |
| Paul Micale | Beachgoer |
| Richard Stahl | Fred, Beachgoer's Friend |
| Bob Harks | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Biheller | Story, Teleplay |
| Bob Harks | Stand In |
| Charles Kuenstle | Story, Teleplay |
| Gil Mellé | Original Music Composer |
| Alric Edens | Cinematography |
| Les Green | Editor |
| John Kaufman | Editor |
| George C. Webb | Art Direction |
| Robert Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Robert Michael Lewis | Director |
| Gerald Di Pego | Teleplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harve Bennett | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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