| Release Date: | Feb 1968 |
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| Genres: | Sci-Fi / Thriller |
| Runtime: | 101 min |
| Cast: | James Caan (Lee Stegler), Joanna Moore (Mickey Stegler) Robert Duvall (Chiz) Barbara Baxley (Jean) Charles Aidman (Gus) Steve Ihnat (Ross Duellan) Michael Murphy (Rick) Ted Knight (Walter Larson) Stephen Coit (Ehrman) John Rayner (Dunc) Charles Irving (Seidel) Bobby Riha (Stevie Stegler (as Bobby Riha Jr.)) Ray Ballard (Manager (uncredited)) Arthur Bernard (Coopersmith (uncredited)) Ivan Bonar (Nogrady (uncredited)) Betty Bresler (Ross's Secretary (uncredited)) William Conrad (TV Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)) Robert Cunningham (Technician (uncredited)) Ron Doyle (Reporter (uncredited)) Harry Ellerbe (Croyden (uncredited)) Mike Farrell (Houston Engineer (uncredited)) Sharron Frye (Marion (uncredited)) David Greene (Technician (uncredited)) Stacy Harris (Technician (uncredited)) Vincent Howard (Facility Director (uncredited)) James Johnson (Technician (uncredited)) Frank Mathias (Technician (uncredited)) Jana Pearce (Girl (uncredited)) Bob Peoples (Reporter (uncredited)) Robert Ridgely (Little Bob - Guitar player / Singer...) Christopher Riordan (Employee (uncredited)) Don Rizzan (Technician (uncredited)) Clete Roberts (Announcer - Clete Roberts (uncredited)) Stewart Rose (Reporter (uncredited)) Ron Stokes (Technician (uncredited)) Garrison True (Engineer (uncredited)) |
The Apollo 3 crew are training when it is discovered that the Russians plan a moon landing. The Americans enact a makeshift plan to land a man on the moon first, using an older style Gemini spacecraft. Lee is chosen as the astronaut instead of Chiz, who was trained for the mission, because Lee has no military connection. Lee has three weeks to train before take-off, and will have to stay on the moon in a shelter for about a year, until an Apollo is ready to pick him up. However the Russians take off two days earlier than expected.
