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Cast
Sam Shepard | As: Chuck Yeager | |
Scott Glenn | As: Alan Shepard | |
Ed Harris | As: John Glenn | |
Dennis Quaid | As: Gordon Cooper | |
Fred Ward | As: Gus Grissom |
Storyline
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.
Tagline: | How the future began. |
Certification: | PG |
Cast
Sam Shepard |
Chuck Yeager |
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Scott Glenn |
Alan Shepard |
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Ed Harris |
John Glenn |
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Dennis Quaid |
Gordon Cooper |
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Fred Ward |
Gus Grissom |
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Barbara Hershey |
Glennis Yeager |
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Kim Stanley |
Pancho Barnes |
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Veronica Cartwright |
Betty Grissom |
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Pamela Reed |
Trudy Cooper |
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Scott Paulin |
Deke Slayton |
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Charles Frank |
Scott Carpenter |
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Lance Henriksen |
Wally Schirra |
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Donald Moffat |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
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Levon Helm |
Jack Ridley / Narrator |
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Mary Jo Deschanel |
Annie Glenn |
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Scott Wilson |
Scott Crossfield |
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Kathy Baker |
Louise Shepard |
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Mickey Crocker |
Marge Slayton |
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Susan Kase |
Rene Carpenter |
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Mittie Smith |
Jo Schirra |
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Royal Dano |
Minister |
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David Clennon |
Liaison Man |
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Jim Haynie |
Air Force Major |
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Jeff Goldblum |
NASA Recruiter |
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Harry Shearer |
NASA Recruiter |
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Scott Beach |
Chief Scientist |
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Jane Dornacker |
Nurse Murch |
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Anthony Munoz |
Gonzales |
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John P. Ryan |
Head of Program |
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Darryl Henriques |
Life Reporter |
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Eric Sevareid |
Himself |
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William Russ |
Slick Goodlin |
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Drew Letchworth |
The Permanent Press Corps |
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Christopher P. Beale |
The Permanent Press Corps |
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Richard Dupell |
The Permanent Press Corps |
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William Hall |
The Permanent Press Corps |
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John X. Heart |
The Permanent Press Corps |
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Ed Holmes |
The Permanent Press Corps |
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Jack Bruno Tate |
The Permanent Press Corps |
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Edward Anhalt |
Grand Designer |
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Mary Apick |
Woman Reporter |
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Robert Beer |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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Erik Bergmann |
Eddie Hodges |
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James Brady |
Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson |
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Katherine Conklin |
Woman TV Reporter |
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Maureen Coyne |
Waitress |
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Tom Dahlgren |
Bell Aircraft Executive |
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John Lion |
Bell Aircraft Executive |
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Peggy Davis |
Sally Rand |
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John Dehner |
Henry Luce |
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Robert Elross |
Review Board President |
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Drew Eshelman |
Assistant Scientist |
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Robert J. Geary |
Game Show M.C. |
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Royce Grones |
1st X-1 Pilot |
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David Gulpilil |
Aborigine |
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Anthony Wallis |
Australian Driver |
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Kaaren Lee |
Young Widow |
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Sandy Kronemeyer |
Cocoa Beach Girl |
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Frankie Di |
Cocoa Beach Girl |
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Michael Pritchard |
Texan |
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Ed Corbett |
Texan |
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O-Lan Jones |
Girl at Pancho's |
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Mark Todd |
Astronaut Trainee |
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Allen Gebhardt |
Astronaut Trainee |
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Chuck Yeager |
Fred |
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Mimi Sarkisian |
New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited) |
Directed By
Philip Kaufman |
Director |
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Alice Tompkins |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Tom Wolfe |
Novel |
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Philip Kaufman |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
James D. Brubaker |
Executive Producer |
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Robert Chartoff |
Producer |
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Irwin Winkler |
Producer |
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Lynn Stalmaster |
Casting |
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Susan Roether |
Production Secretary |
Edited By
Glenn Farr |
Editor |
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Lisa Fruchtman |
Editor |
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Tom Rolf |
Editor |
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Stephen A. Rotter |
Editor |
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Douglas Stewart |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Karen Bradley |
Makeup Artist |
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Catherine Childers |
Hairstylist |
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Yvonne Curry |
Makeup Artist |
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Bruce Geller |
Hairstylist |
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Pat Grover |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Bill Conti |
Original Music Composer |
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David MacMillan |
Production Sound Mixer |
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John Benson |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Mark Berger |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Jay Boekelheide |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Todd Boekelheide |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Tim Holland |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Pat Jackson |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Thomas Scott |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Randy Thom |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Karen G. Wilson |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Andy Wiskes |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Richard Hymns |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Visual Effects
Ken Pepiot |
Special Effects Supervisor |
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Jordan Belson |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
Caleb Deschanel |
Director of Photography |
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Ted Churchill |
Steadicam Operator |
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Harry Mathias |
Steadicam Operator |
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Lighting
Art Department
W. Stewart Campbell |
Art Direction |
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Richard Lawrence |
Art Direction |
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Peter R. Romero |
Art Direction |
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Geoffrey Kirkland |
Production Design |
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Jim Poynter |
Set Decoration |
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George R. Nelson |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
Buddy Joe Hooker |
Stunt Coordinator |
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