Countdown

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.

Cast

James Caan

as Lee Stegler

Joanna Moore

as Mickey Stegler

Robert Duvall

as Chiz

Barbara Baxley

as Jean

Charles Aidman

as Gus

Steve Ihnat

as Ross Duellan

Michael Murphy

as Rick

Ted Knight

as Walter Larson

Stephen Coit

as Ehrman

John Rayner

as Dunc

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