Title: Capricorn One
Tagline: The mission was a sham. The murders were real.
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Director: Peter Hyams
Status: Released
Release: 1977-12-10
Runtime: 123 Minutes
Plot: 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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Elliott Gould
Robert Caulfield -
James Brolin
Col. Charles Brubaker -
Brenda Vaccaro
Kay Brubaker -
Sam Waterston
Lt. Col. Peter Willis -
O. J. Simpson
Cmdr. John Walker -
Hal Holbrook
Dr. James Kelloway -
Karen Black
Judy Drinkwater -
Telly Savalas
Albain -
David Huddleston
Hollis Peaker -
David Doyle
Walter Loughlin
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