Countdown (1968)
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29% of users liked it
(206 ratings)
Improvisational director Robert Altman hadn't yet found his cinematic "voice" when he helmed the conformist, stick-to-the-script Countdown. James Caan is top-billed as a scientist who is chosen over astronaut Robert Duvall for the upcoming NASA moon shot. In their haste to beat the… More Improvisational director Robert Altman hadn't yet found his cinematic "voice" when he helmed the conformist, stick-to-the-script Countdown. James Caan is top-billed as a scientist who is chosen over astronaut Robert Duvall for the upcoming NASA moon shot. In their haste to beat the Russians to the moon, the NASA folks have tried to sidestep several safety measures, but doctor Charles Aidman sees to it that every possible precaution is taken. When Caan makes it to the lunar surface, he stumbles upon gruesome evidence that the Russians had sent up a secret expedition themselves--and had fatally ignored all those extra security precautions which he's been subject to. Ted Knight, who received some of his best pre-Mary Tyler Moore roles in Altman's TV work, co-stars in Countdown. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Altman
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 1, 1968 Wide
- Studio
- Unknown
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An involving sci-fi thriller concerned with the space race to the moon by rival superpowers, Russia and USA.
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Blocky men test themselves in perilous missions, but modernist tension cracks the mold of classicism
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Cast
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James Caan
as Lee
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Joanna Cook Moore
as Mickey
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Robert Duvall
as Chiz
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Barbara Baxley
as Jean
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Charles Aidman
as Gus
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Steve Ihnat
as Ross Duellan
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Stephen Colt
as Ehrman
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Charles Irving
as Seidel
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Ted Knight
as Larson
- Robert Altman
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Michael Murphy
as Rick
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Bobby Riha
as Stevie
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John Rayner
as Dunc
- Peter Haskell
- Robert Bray
- Parlay Baer
