Capricorn One
“The mission was a sham. The murders were real.”
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
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Cast
28 people
Elliott Gould
Robert Caulfield
Known for
American History X
Ocean's Eleven
James Brolin
Col. Charles Brubaker
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
The Amityville Horror
Brenda Vaccaro
Kay Brubaker
Known for
Johnny Bravo
Kubo and the Two Strings
Sam Waterston
Lt. Col. Peter Willis
Known for
The Newsroom
Godless
O. J. Simpson
Cmdr. John Walker
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Towering Inferno
Hal Holbrook
Dr. James Kelloway
Known for
Creepshow
Into the Wild
Karen Black
Judy Drinkwater
Known for
House of 1000 Corpses
Five Easy Pieces
Telly Savalas
Albain
Known for
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Kelly's Heroes
David Huddleston
Hollis Peaker
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Crime Busters
David Doyle
Walter Loughlin
Known for
Rugrats
Charlie's Angels
Lee Bryant
Sharon Willis
Known for
Airplane!
Friends with Kids
Denise Nicholas
Betty Walker
Known for
In the Heat of the Night
Ghost Dad
Peter Hyams Director · Jerry Goldsmith Composer Wilmer Butler Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $5M · United States release June 2, 1978
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Associated General Films
Production
ITC Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Japan · December 10, 1977
Theatrical
United States · June 2, 1978
Theatrical
United States · February 17, 1998
Physical · DVD Release
Australia
July 27, 1978 · Theatrical
Finland
November 10, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
August 2, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 19, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
September 1, 1978 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 24, 2002 · TV · Nederland 1
October 4, 2005 · Physical · DVD
December 7, 2007 · Physical · Blu ray
United Kingdom
January 11, 1978 · Theatrical
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