The Astronaut
movie
Released January 08, 1972
Genres:
Overview
An elaborate deception emerges when an American astronaut is lost on a mission to Mars. Space agency officials fearful of losing public support and government funding decide to cover up the accident by employing an exact double for the lost astronaut. The ruse begins to unravel when the wife of the lost astronaut realizes she is living with a different man. Although angered by the deception, the woman has fallen in love with the replacement and plans to keep the secret. They both have a change of heart and decide to reveal the secret when they discover a new Mars mission is underway.
Cast
Jackie Cooper
as
Kurt Anderson
Monte Markham
as
Eddie Reese / Col. Brice Randolph
Richard Anderson
as
Dr. Wylie
Robert Lansing
as
John Phillips
Susan Clark
as
Gail Randolph
John Lupton
as
Don Masters
Walter Brooke
as
Tom Everett
James B. Sikking
as
Astronaut Higgins
Paul Kent
as
Carl Samuels
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Loretta Leversee
as
Toni Scott
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Ray Dimas
as
Freddie
Patsy Garrett
as
Boy's Mother
Crew
Robert Biheller
as
Teleplay
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Robert Michael Lewis
as
Director
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Charles Kuenstle
as
Story
Robert Biheller
as
Story
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Gerald Di Pego
as
Teleplay
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Charles Kuenstle
as
Teleplay
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Alric Edens
as
Cinematography
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Les Green
as
Editor
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Robert Saunders
as
Assistant Director
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George C. Webb
as
Art Direction
Bob Harks
as
Stand In
Harve Bennett
as
Producer