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The Astronaut (1972) (TV) More at IMDbPro »

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Director:
Robert Michael Lewis
Writers (WGA):
Gerald Di Pego (teleplay) and
Charles Kuenstle (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 January 1972 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
Government officials, not wanting to have the space program canceled, substitute a lookalike for an astronaut who died on a Mars mission. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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More human then it's ripping-off successor, Capricorn One See more (7 total) »
Cast (Credited cast)

Jackie Cooper ... Kurt Anderson

Monte Markham ... Eddie Reese / Col. Brice Randolph

Richard Anderson ... Dr. Wylie

Robert Lansing ... John Phillips
Susan Clark ... Gail Randolph
John Lupton ... Don Masters
Walter Brooke ... Tom Everett
James Sikking ... Astronaut Higgins
Paul Kent ... Carl Samuels
Loretta Leversee ... Toni Scott
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