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Capricorn One

Cast

Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston View All

Crew

Peter Hyams (Screenplay), Peter Hyams (Director) View All

Release: Dec. 10th, 1977

Runtime: 2 hours, 3 minutes

In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of scientists stages a phony Mars landing. Willingly participating in the deception are a trio of well-meaning astronauts, who become liabilities when their space capsule is reported lost on re-entry. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth.

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8 What do you of Capricorn One (1977)

I thought it was interesting, but I kept scratching my head at parts of the plot, and I had some questions: View Spoilers WARNING: "SPOILERS" spoilers below Why is it that w...

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JayDee
Film trivia - Despite the fact that they are quite clearly portrayed as the villain of the piece NASA actually co-operated and provided technical assistance for the film, including real equipment for props and a prototype spacecraft.

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SmudgeEFC1985
Inspired by conspiracy theories that the Moon landing was faked, Capricorn One follows a planned mission for three astronauts to land on Mars, which it is discovered is sure to fail due to a fault, so rather than risk the financial and PR disaster of a costly failed or cancelled mission, NASA instea....