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The Right Stuff (1983)

How the future began.

  • Drama
  • History

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.

Rating
7.4 / 10 (1,022 votes)
Release date
October 20, 1983
Runtime
3h 13m
Language
English
Director
Philip Kaufman
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Sam ShepardChuck Yeager
  • Scott GlennAlan Shepard
  • Ed HarrisJohn Glenn
  • Dennis QuaidGordon Cooper
  • Fred WardGus Grissom
  • Barbara HersheyGlennis Yeager
  • Kim StanleyPancho Barnes
  • Veronica CartwrightBetty Grissom
  • Pamela ReedTrudy Cooper
  • Scott PaulinDeke Slayton
  • Charles FrankScott Carpenter
  • Lance HenriksenWally Schirra

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