"How the future began."

1983

3h 13m

7.4(908 votes)

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History

Adventure

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

66 members

Writing

Sam Shepard

Chuck Yeager

Acting

Scott Glenn

Alan Shepard

Acting

Ed Harris

John Glenn

Acting

Dennis Quaid

Gordon Cooper

Acting

Fred Ward

Gus Grissom

Acting

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Acting

Kim Stanley

Pancho Barnes

Acting

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

Acting

Pamela Reed

Trudy Cooper

Acting

Scott Paulin

Deke Slayton

Acting

Charles Frank

Scott Carpenter

Acting

Lance Henriksen

Wally Schirra

Acting

Donald Moffat

Lyndon B. Johnson

Acting

Levon Helm

Jack Ridley / Narrator

Acting

Mary Jo Deschanel

Annie Glenn

Acting

Scott Wilson

Scott Crossfield

Acting

Kathy Baker

Louise Shepard

Acting

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

Acting

William Russ

Slick Goodlin

Acting

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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Writing

Edward Anhalt

Grand Designer

Acting

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

Acting

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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Acting

Frankie Di

Cocoa Beach Girl

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Michael Pritchard

Texan

Acting

Ed Corbett

Texan

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O-Lan Jones

Girl at Pancho's

Acting

Mark Todd

Astronaut Trainee

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Allen Gebhardt

Astronaut Trainee

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Acting

Chuck Yeager

Fred

Acting

Mimi Sarkisian

New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)

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