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Capricorn One is a 1978 thriller film about a fake Mars landing by a crewed mission. It stars Elliott Gould as a reporter who exposes the conspiracy involving the government and the astronauts.
Capricorn One: Directed by Peter Hyams. With Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston. When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Peter Hyams
- 1978-05-05
Mar 31, 2017 · Classic sci-fi thriller from 1978 that shows just how easy it would have been to have faked the Apollo moon landings. Also co-stars O.J. Simpson who has...
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Three astronauts (James Brolin, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson) are about to launch into space on the first mission to Mars. But when a mechanical failure surfaces that would kill...
- (23)
- Peter Hyams
- PG
- Elliott Gould
When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched. Charles Brubaker is the astronaut leading NASA's first manned mission to Mars.
Check out the official Capricorn One (1977) Trailer starring Elliott Gould! Watch on Vudu: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Capricorn-One/642177...
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- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base.
