1977/12/10 (US) | Drama, Action, Thriller
The mission was a sham. The murders were real.
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. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Peter Hyams
Screenplay
Peter Hyams
Director
Elliott Gould
Robert Caulfield
James Brolin
Col. Charles Brubaker
Brenda Vaccaro
Kay Brubaker
Sam Waterston
Lt. Col. Peter Willis
O. J. Simpson
Cmdr. John Walker
Hal Holbrook
Dr. James Kelloway
Karen Black
Judy Drinkwater
$ 5,000,000
$ 12,000,000
Released
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Paul Lazarus III
Producer
James Mitchell
Editor
Robert Spurlock
Special Effects
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer