The Astronaut

01/08/1972

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1hr 13min

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Drama

,TV Movie

,Science Fiction

STORY

An elaborate deception emerges when an American astronaut is lost on a mission to Mars. Space agency officials fearful of losing public support and government funding decide to cover up the accident by employing an exact double for the lost astronaut. The ruse begins to unravel when the wife of the lost astronaut realizes she is living with a different man. Although angered by the deception, the woman has fallen in love with the replacement and plans to keep the secret. They both have a change of heart and decide to reveal the secret when they discover a new Mars mission is underway.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jackie Cooper
  • Monte Markham
  • Richard Anderson
  • Robert Lansing
  • Susan Clark

    Directors

  • Robert Michael Lewis
  • Robert Saunders

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Universal Television

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English