Network Capricorn One
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The whole world is watching the first manned flight to Mars, but its three astronauts are plunged into a hair-raising battle for survival within a clandestine operation involving intrigue and murder.The astronauts are removed from their spacecraft to an abandoned desert hangar and ordered to participate in an elaborate charade, simulating a Martian landing as cameras roll and with the entire world as an audience. On a nearby sound stage, a simulated walk on Mars is set. As the flight apparently proceeds on schedule, a NASA technician notices a discrepancy in a computer read-out. Receiving no co-operation from his supervisors, he casually mentions the incident to his friend, reporter Robert Caulfield (Elliott Gould).Intrigued by the possibility of a government cover-up. Caulfield and a colleague search for the truth. After news reaches the captive astronauts that their rocket disintegrated upon re-entry and the world believes them dead, they know their very existence poses a threat to national security. The three astronauts escape and separate, hoping that one of them will live to expose the sensational fraud..., The whole world is watching the first manned flight to Mars, but its three astronauts are plunged into a hair-raising battle for survival within a clandestine operation involving intrigue and murder.The astronauts are removed from their spacecraft to an abandoned desert hangar and ordered to participate in an elaborate charade, simulating a Martian landing as cameras roll and with the entire world as an audience. On a nearby sound stage, a simulated walk on Mars is set. As the flight apparently proceeds on schedule, a NASA technician notices a discrepancy in a computer read-out. Receiving no co-operation from his supervisors, he casually mentions the incident to his friend, reporter Robert Caulfield (Elliott Gould).Intrigued by the possibility of a government cover-up. Caulfield and a colleague search for the truth. After news reaches the captive astronauts that their rocket disintegrated upon re-entry and the world believes them dead, they know their very existence poses a threat to national security. The three astronauts escape and separate, hoping that one of them will live to expose the sensational fraud...Special Features:Digitally remastered from new HD print.On Set With Capricorn One: Desert Filming.Original Theatrical Trailer.Studio Filming.What If...? The Making Of Capricorn One .
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