Capricorn One
- Publication/Creation:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2008]
- Resource Type:
- Video or Visual Material
- Edition:
- Special edition.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Capricorn One / Sir Lew Grade presents for Associated General Films in a Lazarus/Hyams production of a Peter Hyams film ; produced by Paul N. Lazarus III ; written and directed by Peter Hyams
- Variant Titles:
- Capricorn 1
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Grade, Lew, 1906-1998
Lazarus, Paul N.
Hyams, Peter
Gould, Elliott
Brolin, James, 1940-
Vaccaro, Brenda, 1939-
Waterston, Sam
Simpson, O. J., 1947-
Holbrook, Hal
Huddleston, David, 1930-2016
Doyle, David, 1929-1997
Black, Karen, 1939-2013
Savalas, Telly, 1924-1994
Goldsmith, Jerry
Associated General Films
Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Science fiction films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Feature films - Subjects:
- Manned space flight--Drama
Space flight to Mars--Drama
Hoaxes--United States--Drama
Investigative reporting--United States--Drama
Mars (Planet)--Exploration--Drama
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- When the head of NASA's manned Mars mission discovers that the capsule meant to carry the astronauts will suffer a catastrophic failure, he forces them to participate in a hoax by broadcasting their 'Mission' from a studio built at an abandoned air force base. Over many months, the astronauts are forced to film broadcasts on their progress. They find out that they are to die upon re-entry. An investigative reporter gets wind that something is amiss and begins to put the pieces together.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- In English (5.1 or 2.0) with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Technical Note:
- DVD, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1).
- General Note:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features: Audio commentary by Peter Hyams; "Flights of fancy" featurette; theatrical trailer. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson, Hal Holbrook, David Huddleston, David Doyle, Karen Black, Telly Savalas.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Bill Butler ; editor, James Mitchell ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990016524360302486
- OCLC Number:
- 261139687
- Other Identifiers:
- Universal Product Code: 012236100256
- Publisher Number:
- 23869 Lionsgate
- Barcode:
- 10002329881
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