The Astronaut

The Astronaut

1972 en 73 minutes

Rating: 5.7

Plot

An elaborate deception emerges when an American astronaut is lost on a mission to Mars. Space agency officials fearful of losing public support and government funding decide to cover up the accident by employing an exact double for the lost astronaut. The ruse begins to unravel when the wife of the lost astronaut realizes she is living with a different man. Although angered by the deception, the woman has fallen in love with the replacement and plans to keep the secret. They both have a change of heart and decide to reveal the secret when they discover a new Mars mission is underway.

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Cast

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Kurt Anderson

Monte Markham

Monte Markham

Eddie Reese / Col. Brice Randolph

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Dr. Wylie

Robert Lansing

Robert Lansing

John Phillips

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Gail Randolph

John Lupton

John Lupton

Don Masters

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Tom Everett

James B. Sikking

James B. Sikking

Astronaut Higgins

Paul Kent

Paul Kent

Carl Samuels

Loretta Leversee

Loretta Leversee

Toni Scott

Ray Dimas

Ray Dimas

Freddie

Patsy Garrett

Patsy Garrett

Boy's Mother

Tom Hallick

Tom Hallick

Agent Wilson

John S. Ragin

John S. Ragin

Walters

Paul Micale

Paul Micale

Beachgoer

Richard Stahl

Richard Stahl

Fred, Beachgoer's Friend

Bob Harks

Bob Harks

Photographer (uncredited)

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