Countdown
“The motion picture that puts a man on the moon and you follow him every terrifying second of the way.”
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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Cast
42 people
James Caan
Lee Stegler
Known for
The Godfather
Misery
Joanna Moore
Mickey Stegler
Known for
Touch of Evil
Monster on the Campus
Robert Duvall
Chiz
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Barbara Baxley
Jean
Known for
Nashville
Norma Rae
Charles Aidman
Gus
Known for
Hour of the Gun
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Steve Ihnat
Ross Duellan
Known for
Hour of the Gun
Madigan
Michael Murphy
Rick
Known for
Manhattan
Batman Returns
Ted Knight
Walter Larson
Known for
Caddyshack
Aquaman
Stephen Coit
Ehrman
Known for
Fear and Desire
The Long Goodbye
John Rayner
Dunc
Also in
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Gunshy
Charles Irving
Seidel
Known for
A Face in the Crowd
Head
Bobby Riha
Stevie Stegler
Also in
Jack and the Beanstalk
Santa and the Three Bears
Robert Altman Director · Loring Mandel Screenplay Hank Searls Author
United States release May 1, 1968 · Produced in United States · Production Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
William Conrad Productions
Production
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
Warner Brothers-Seven Arts
Production
United States
Produced in
Moonshot
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 20, 1967
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 1968
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Finland
December 5, 1987 · TV
Germany
March 29, 1968 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 14, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
November 24, 1967 · Theatrical
Japan
January 3, 1969 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 24, 1969 · Theatrical
Norway
October 21, 1968 · Theatrical
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