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.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.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.
- Stevie Stegler
- (as Bobby Riha Jr.)
- Manager
- (uncredited)
- Technician
- (uncredited)
- Coopersmith
- (uncredited)
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Nogrady
- (uncredited)
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaN.A.S.A. co-operated fully with the film, lending the producers its facilities, including Cape Canaveral as a location.
- GoofsThe story takes place in Florida but there are hills and low mountains in the background of many exterior scenes (except for the ones actually showing launch pad at the NASA Space Center at Cape Canaveral). The highest elevation in Florida is only 345 feet and it is only 10 feet above sea level at Cape Canaveral.
- Quotes
Lee Stegler: It was a little rough at first, but, after you get used to it, I'm really happy with it - the capsule - real secure.
Mickey Stegler: I can tell.
Lee Stegler: I guess you're not too happy, huh?
Mickey Stegler: If you're happy, I'm happy. Just don't get too happy.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
This is the personal drama of the man fate picked to live the great adventure of the century , resulting to be a nice thriller/drama/Scifi with overlapping dialogue , dealing with American astronauts being rushed out to the moon in an attempt to beat the Russians. This is a drama more than a thriller , concentrating less on Sci-Fi hardware than on emotional crises affecting the men and their families . Here there are three major talents connected with this science-fiction thriller , as Robert Altman , and Robert Duvall , James Caan went on to appear together in The " Godfather" by Francis Ford Coppola and " Killer Elite" by Sam Peckinpah , while director went on his own fame and fortune , all of them : Duvall, Caan, Altman were all on the theshold of their hugely successful careers . Moreover , including a rousing and twisted finale that will leave you breathless. Starring duo are well accompanied by a very good support cast , such as : Steve Inhat , Joanna Moore, Barbara Baxley, Michael Murphy , Charles Aidman and uncredited actor/producer William Conrad as a TV newscaster , among others.
It contains an atmospheric and functional cinematography by William Spencer. As well as a rousing and suspenseful musical score by Leonard Rosenman in Jerry Goldsmith style .This is most uncharacteristic of its filmmaker and the ethereal qualities of his later work, though being slightly soapy in parts . This one was made before MASH and subsequently Altman to develop a prolific and successful career . After his television works , first film's Altman was in 1957 The James Dean Story , following this Countdown 1967 , the big hit MASH and a series of successes and some flops , such as : That Cold Day in the Park, McCabe and Mrs Miller , Images , The Long Goodbye , Thieves like us , California Split , Nashville , Buffalo Bill and the Indians , 3 Women , A Wedding , A perfect Couple , Health , Quintet, Popeye , Secret Honor , Streamers , Fool for Love , Beyond Therapy , Aria , Short Cuts , Kansas City, The Gingerbread Man , Dr T and the women , Gosford Park, The Company , among others .
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