The Astronaut
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| The Astronaut | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Michael Lewis |
| Produced by | Harve Bennett |
| Written by | Harve Bennett Robert Biheller Gerald Di Pego Charles Kuenstle |
| Starring | Jackie Cooper Monte Markham |
| Music by | Gil Melle |
| Cinematography | Alric Edens |
| Editing by | Les Green John Kaufman |
| Distributed by | American Broadcasting Company |
| Release date(s) | January 8 1972 |
| Running time | 73 mins |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Astronaut is a 1972 science fiction film starring Jackie Cooper and directed by Robert Michael Lewis. This made for television film follows a man who has been hired to impersonate an astronaut who died during the first manned mission to Mars. Following the failure of the mission NASA (who fear their project will be cancelled) fool the public by having an actor given extensive surgery and faking the landing on Mars. Only his wife begins to suspect that the man claiming to be her husband may not be who he claims to be.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jackie Cooper | Kurt Anderson |
| Monte Markham | Eddie Reese |
| Col. Brice Randolph | |
| Richard Anderson | Dr. Wylie |
| Robert Lansing | John Phillips |
| Susan Clark | Gail Randolph |
| John Lupton | Don Masters |
| Walter Brooke | Tom Everett |
| James Sikking | Astronaut Higgins |
| Paul Kent | Carl Samuels |
| Loretta Leversee | Toni Scott |
| Wally Schirra |
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
- The Astronaut at the Internet Movie Database
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