Underplayed Gems

Countdown (1967)

Countdown poster
Directed by
William Conrad, Robert Altman
Genre
drama film, adventure film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
U
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two astronauts compete for the chance to be the first American on the moon in an emergency mission to beat the Soviets. The film follows the training and the personal stakes involved in the race to space.

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What happens

Countdown is a 1967 American science fiction film directed by Robert Altman, based on the 1964 novel The Pilgrim Project by Hank Searls. The film stars James Caan and Robert Duvall as astronauts vying to be the first Americans to walk on the Moon as part of an accelerated program to beat the Soviet Union. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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