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How the future began.

7.4

3h 13m

1983

“How the future began.”

Synopsis

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

Director

Philip Kaufman

Trailer

DramaHistoryAdventure

based on novel or booknasapoliticscold waranswering machinepilotu.s. air forcespace travelbased on true storyflighthistorical figureastronaut

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Cast & Crew

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

as Chuck Yeager

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

as Alan Shepard

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

as John Glenn

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

as Gordon Cooper

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

as Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

as Glennis Yeager

Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley

as Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

as Betty Grissom

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

as Trudy Cooper

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