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Countdown

The motion picture that puts a man on the moon and you follow him every terrifying second of the way.

19675.81h 41m

Overview

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.

Directed by Robert Altman
Written by Hank Searls, Loring Mandel
Produced by Jimmy Lydon
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Top Cast

James Caan

James Caan

Lee Stegler

Joanna Moore

Joanna Moore

Mickey Stegler

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Chiz

Barbara Baxley

Barbara Baxley

Jean

Charles Aidman

Charles Aidman

Gus

Steve Ihnat

Steve Ihnat

Ross Duellan

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Rick

Ted Knight

Ted Knight

Walter Larson

S

Stephen Coit

Ehrman

J

John Rayner

Dunc

Themes & Keywords

moonbased on novel or booknasamoon landingastronautspace race

About Countdown

Countdown is a science fiction, thriller film released in 1967 exploring themes of moon, based on novel or book, nasa, moon landing, astronaut, space race. Directed by Robert Altman, it stars James Caan, Joanna Moore, Robert Duvall. Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.

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