Capricorn One

"The mission was a sham. The murders were real."

May 5 1978 PG 2h 3m
Action, Adventure, Drama

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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Plot

Charles Brubaker is the astronaut leading NASA's first manned mission to Mars. Seconds before the launch, the entire team is pulled from the capsule and the rocket leaves earth unmanned much to Brubaker's anger. The head of the programme explains that the life support system was faulty and that NASA can't afford the publicity of a scratched mission. The plan is to fake the Mars landing and keep the astronauts at a remote base until the mission is over, but then investigative journalist Robert Caulfield starts to suspect something.

Written by

Peter Hyams

Directed by

Peter Hyams

Cast

Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

ITC, Associated General Films

Languages

English

Awards

5 nominations

Trailers
Capricorn One TV trailer 1978
Capricorn One - Trailer
Capricorn One (1977) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Featurettes
Larry Karaszewski on Capricorn One
Mark Kermode reviews sci-fi classic Capricorn One (1977) | BFI Player
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Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
38
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