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The Right Stuff

1983193 min 7.4 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“How the future began.”

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.

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Release / first air1983-10-20
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, History
DirectorPhilip Kaufman
WriterTom Wolfe
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue$21,500,000
ProductionThe Ladd Company, Winkler Films

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10 cast members
Sam ShepardSam ShepardChuck Yeager
Scott GlennScott GlennAlan Shepard
Ed HarrisEd HarrisJohn Glenn
Dennis QuaidDennis QuaidGordon Cooper
Fred WardFred WardGus Grissom
Barbara HersheyBarbara HersheyGlennis Yeager
Kim StanleyKim StanleyPancho Barnes
Veronica CartwrightVeronica CartwrightBetty Grissom
Pamela ReedPamela ReedTrudy Cooper
Scott PaulinScott PaulinDeke Slayton

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#based on novel or book#nasa#politics#cold war#answering machine#pilot#u.s. air force#space travel#biography#based on true story#flight#historical figure#astronaut#space race#test pilot#1940s#1950s#1960s#sound barrier#space program#astronauts

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