The Astronaut (1972)

ALL 01/08/1972 (en) Drama, TV Movie, Science Fiction 73 Min
  • Release
    01/08/1972
  • Production
    Universal Television
  • Rotten tomato
    57.14%
  • Original title
    The Astronaut
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Harve Bennett

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Jackie Cooper

    Kurt Anderson

  2. Monte Markham

    Eddie Reese / Col. Brice Randolph

  3. Richard Anderson

    Dr. Wylie

  4. Robert Lansing

    John Phillips

  5. Susan Clark

    Gail Randolph

  6. John Lupton

    Don Masters

  7. Walter Brooke

    Tom Everett

  8. James B. Sikking

    Astronaut Higgins

  9. Paul Kent

    Carl Samuels

  10. Loretta Leversee

    Toni Scott

  11. Ray Dimas

    Freddie

  12. Patsy Garrett

    Boy's Mother

  13. Tom Hallick

    Agent Wilson

  14. John S. Ragin

    Walters

  15. Paul Micale

    Beachgoer

  16. Richard Stahl

    Fred, Beachgoer's Friend

  17. Bob Harks

    Photographer (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 17 , Crews : 14

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The Astronaut (1972) 73 Min

ALL 01/08/1972 (en)
Drama, TV Movie, Science Fiction
  • Release 01/08/1972
  • Production
    Universal Television
  • Original title The Astronaut
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Robert Michael Lewis

    Director

  2. Robert Biheller, Charles Kuenstle

    Story

  3. Les Green, John Kaufman

    Editor

  4. Harve Bennett

    Producer