Marooned (1969 film)
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| Directed by | John Sturges |
| Produced by | M. J. Frankovich |
| Screenplay by | Mayo Simon |
| Based on |
Marooned 1964 novel by Martin Caidin |
| Starring |
Gregory Peck Richard Crenna David Janssen James Franciscus Gene Hackman |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Walter Thompson |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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134 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8–10 million |
| Box office | $4.1 million (USA/Canada rentals) |
Marooned is a 1969 American film directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus and Gene Hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space. It was based on the 1964 novel Marooned by Martin Caidin. While the original novel was based on the single-pilot Mercury program, the film depicted an Apollo Command/Service Module with three astronauts and a space station resembling Skylab. Caidin acted as technical adviser and updated the novel, incorporating appropriate material from the original version.
The film was released less than four months after the Apollo 11 moon landing and was tied to the public fascination with the event. It won an Academy Award for Visual Effects for Robbie Robertson.
Three American astronauts – commander Jim Pruett (Richard Crenna), "Buzz" Lloyd (Gene Hackman), and Clayton "Stoney" Stone (James Franciscus) – are the first crew of an experimental space station on an extended duration mission. While returning to Earth, the main engine on the Apollo spacecraft Ironman One fails. Mission Control determines that Ironman does not have enough fuel remaining to use the reaction control system as a backup to initiate atmospheric reentry. Nor is there sufficient fuel to re-dock with the station and wait for rescue. The crew is effectively marooned in orbit.
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