Drama ·History ·Adventure · United States of America · 1983 · 3h 13m

The Right Stuff

Director

Cast

Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager Scott Glenn as Alan Shepard Ed Harris as John Glenn Dennis Quaid as Gordon Cooper Fred Ward as Gus Grissom Barbara Hershey as Glennis Yeager

Crew

Caleb Deschanel — Director of Photography Glenn Farr — Editor Lisa Fruchtman — Editor Tom Rolf — Editor Stephen A. Rotter — Editor Douglas Stewart — Editor

Tagline

How the future began.

Synopsis

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book nasa politics cold war answering machine pilot u.s. air force space travel based on true story flight historical figure astronaut

Key Collaborators

Philip Kaufman Director Caleb Deschanel Director of Photography Glenn Farr Editor Lisa Fruchtman Editor Tom Rolf Editor Stephen A. Rotter Editor Douglas Stewart Editor Bill Conti Original Music Composer Philip Kaufman Screenplay Tom Wolfe Novel Robert Chartoff Producer Irwin Winkler Producer

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