Countdown (1968)

  • NR
  • 05/01/1968 (US)
  • Science Fiction, Thriller
  • 1h 41m

The motion picture that puts a man on the moon and you follow him every terrifying second of the way.

Overview

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.

Robert Altman

Director

Loring Mandel

Screenplay

Hank Searls

Novel

Cast

James Caan's headshot

James Caan

Lee Stegler
Joanna Moore's headshot

Joanna Moore

Mickey Stegler
Robert Duvall's headshot

Robert Duvall

Chiz
Barbara Baxley's headshot

Barbara Baxley

Jean
Charles Aidman's headshot

Charles Aidman

Gus
Steve Ihnat's headshot

Steve Ihnat

Ross Duellan
Michael Murphy's headshot

Michael Murphy

Rick
Ted Knight's headshot

Ted Knight

Walter Larson

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