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Capricorn One

Capricorn One

6,8 /10 (509 Votes)
1977 EN 123 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

10/12/1977

Votes

509

Popularity

2.0

The mission was a sham. The murders were real.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

123 min

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$12,000,000

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-06-25

⭐ 8

It's a pleasure alright, and I don't feel guilty about it at all!. A NASA space mission up to Mars fails to get off the ground due to major technical problems. Fearing funding could be taken away and wishing to avoid embarrassment, the powers that be decide to do a fake landing in a studio. With the astronauts forced to pretend that they are actually up on Mars, and fighting with their own personal belief systems, the government executives in charge fear that the fake flight could come to light. Upon learning that the outside world actually thinks they crashed upon reentering the earths at…

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