Capricorn One
The mission was a sham. The murders were real.
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing.Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base.
- Director
- Peter Hyams
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $12M
Who's in it
Cast
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28 billed performers
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How Capricorn One actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Capricorn One appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Movies Like Interstellar Ranked #23
Placed at #23 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #35
Placed at #35 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Capricorn One returned 2.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $12M
- Release date
- Dec 10, 1977
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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