The Real Right Stuff
The true story of the first Americans in space.
2020 | 90m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Tom Jennings |
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| The story of America's first astronauts, known as the Mercury 7, told through archival news & radio reports, newly transferred & previously unheard NASA mission audio recordings, and more rare & unseen material. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 20, 2020 |
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| Director: | Tom Jennings |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | History, Documentary |
| Keywords | nasa, biography, space, historical, archive footage, space race, space research, usa history, man in space, space flights, spacecraft accident, space capsule, first man into space, history of mankind, history and legacy, documentary, human history, space vessel, spacesuit |
| Production Companies | National Geographic, 1895 Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Wolfe | Self (archive footage) |
| John Glenn | Self (archive footage) |
| Frank McGee | Self (archive footage) |
| Ralph Renick | Self (archive footage) |
| Virgil Gus Grissom | Self (archive footage) |
| Walter Cronkite | Self (archive footage) |
| John F. Kennedy | Self (archive footage) |
| Alan Shepard | Self (archive footage) |
| Rene Carpenter | Self (archive footage) |
| Annie Glenn | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tom Jennings | Director |
| Hans Zimmer | Music Producer |
| David Tillman | Editor |
| Russell Emanuel | Music Producer |
| Kiara Cole | Post Production Supervisor |
| Ellen Farmer | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Nick Pavey | Dialogue Editor |
| Christopher Pentecost | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Warrin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Shane Ross | Online Editor |
| Jay Frosting | Assistant Editor |
| James Everingham | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tom Jennings | Executive Producer |
| David Tillman | Producer |
| Simon Raikes | Executive Producer |
| Chris Morcom | Producer |
| Abe Scheuermann | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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