Capricorn One
1978 · Movie · PG · 123 min · ★ 6.8 · 51% critics
When a Mars mission is suddenly turned into a secret fake-out, the astronauts are forced to go along with the cover-up to protect their families. But when things go wrong, they become a threat to the people behind the scheme and must fight to stay alive while a reporter tries to uncover the truth.
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1977-12-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (509 votes)
- Box office
- $12,000,000
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You may like Capricorn One if you enjoy tense government-cover-up thrillers with a strong 70s feel and a chase-driven payoff; Not for you if you need a fast start or a highly believable setup, though fans of 2010: The Year We Make Contact or Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country may be drawn in.
Pros: tense conspiracy premise; strong 70s cast; suspenseful second half | Cons: slow first half; implausible setup; uneven pacing
Themes
- spacecraft
- helicopter
- planet mars
- escape
- nasa
- beguilement
- texas
- crop duster
- conspiracy
- astronaut
- desert
- investigative reporter
Cast & crew
Elliott Gould
as Robert Caulfield
James Brolin
as Col. Charles Brubaker
Brenda Vaccaro
as Kay Brubaker
Sam Waterston
as Lt. Col. Peter Willis
O. J. Simpson
as Cmdr. John Walker
Hal Holbrook
as Dr. James Kelloway
Karen Black
as Judy Drinkwater
Telly Savalas
as Albain
David Huddleston
as Hollis Peaker
David Doyle
as Walter Loughlin
Directed by Peter Hyams