The Astronaut

The Astronaut (1972)

Drama TV Movie Science Fiction

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.

star 5.7
  • Release Date: 1972-01-08
  • Runtime: 1h 13min
  • Director: Robert Michael Lewis

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Cast

  • 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 B. Sikking

    Astronaut Higgins

  • Paul Kent

    Carl Samuels

  • Loretta Leversee

    Toni Scott

  • Ray Dimas

    Freddie

  • Patsy Garrett

    Boy's Mother

  • Tom Hallick

    Agent Wilson

  • John S. Ragin

    Walters

  • Paul Micale

    Beachgoer

  • Richard Stahl

    Fred, Beachgoer's Friend

  • Bob Harks

    Photographer (uncredited)

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