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Capricorn One is a 1977 British-produced American thriller film in which a reporter discovers that a supposed Mars landing by a crewed mission to the planet has been faked via a conspiracy involving the government and—under duress—the crew themselves. It was written and directed by Peter Hyams and produced by Lew Grade 's ITC Entertainment.
- $12 million (US and Canada rental)
- Jerry Goldsmith
- $5 million (estimated)
- Paul N. Lazarus III
May 5, 1978 · Capricorn One: Directed by Peter Hyams. With Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston. When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Peter Hyams
- 1978-06-02
A 1978 sci-fi thriller about a NASA conspiracy to fake a Mars mission. See the trailer, critic and audience ratings, and where to watch the movie online.
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- Peter Hyams
- PG
- Elliott Gould
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At Cape Canaveral, Florida on the morning of 4 Jan, NASA readies the spacecraft Capricorn One, the first manned mission to Mars, for launch. As the Command pilot Charles Brubaker and his fellow astronauts, Peter Willis and John Walker, are performing final checks inside the capsule, an official opens the hatch and demands that they leave the craft immediately due to an emergency.
Find out who starred in the 1977 sci-fi film Capricorn One, directed by Peter Hyams and written by Peter Hyams. See the full list of actors, actresses, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
Peter Hyams' Capricorn One distorts an interesting thriller premise, embracing gimmicks over theme and character. Noted for sequel-izing 2001: A Space Odyssey, Hyams has created film remakes or adaptations as varied as High Noon (Outland) and The Narrow Margin (Narrow Margin) and is said to be completing a remake of Fritz Lang's Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.
