Science Fiction ·Thriller · United States of America · 1967 · 1h 41m

Countdown

Countdown poster
Director
Robert Altman
Cast
James Caan as Lee Stegler Joanna Moore as Mickey Stegler Robert Duvall as Chiz Barbara Baxley as Jean Charles Aidman as Gus Steve Ihnat as Ross Duellan
Crew
William W. Spencer — Director of Photography Gene Milford — Editor Leonard Rosenman — Original Music Composer Loring Mandel — Screenplay Hank Searls — Novel Jimmy Lydon — Producer
Tagline

The motion picture that puts a man on the moon and you follow him every terrifying second of the way.

Synopsis

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.

Trailer Countdown — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
moonbased on novel or booknasamoon landingastronautspace race
Key Collaborators
Robert Altman Director William W. Spencer Director of Photography Gene Milford Editor Leonard Rosenman Original Music Composer Loring Mandel Screenplay Hank Searls Novel Jimmy Lydon Producer
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