The mission was a sham. The murders were real.
6.7
123 min
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Name | Character | Team | |
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Elliott Gould | Robert Caulfield | Unowned | |
James Brolin | Col. Charles Brubaker | Unowned | |
Brenda Vaccaro | Kay Brubaker | Unowned | |
Sam Waterston | Lt. Col. Peter Willis | Unowned | |
O.J. Simpson | Cmdr. John Walker | Unowned | |
Hal Holbrook | Dr. James Kelloway | Unowned | |
Karen Black | Judy Drinkwater | Unowned | |
Telly Savalas | Albain | Unowned | |
David Huddleston | Hollis Peaker | Unowned | |
David Doyle | Walter Loughlin | Unowned | |
Lee Bryant | Sharon Willis | Unowned | |
Denise Nicholas | Betty Walker | Unowned | |
Robert Walden | Elliot Whitter | Unowned | |
James B. Sikking | Control Room Man | Unowned | |
Alan Fudge | Capsule Communicator | Unowned | |
James Karen | Vice President Price | Unowned | |
Jon Cedar | F.B.I. Man Number 1 | Unowned | |
Hank Stohl | General Enders | Unowned | |
Norman Bartold | President | Unowned | |
Darrell Zwerling | Dr. Bergen | Unowned | |
Milton Selzer | Dr. Burroughs | Unowned | |
Lou Frizzell | Horace Gruning | Unowned | |
Nancy Malone | Mrs. Peaker | Unowned | |
Paul Picerni | Jerry | Unowned | |
Barbara Bosson | Alva Leacock | Unowned | |
Bob Harks | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |