Marooned David Janssen Gregory Peck 8 1/2 x 11 Press Book

Description

This is the pressbook for the 1969 movie Marooned.
Marooned
is a 1969 American
science fiction film
directed by
John Sturges
and starring
Gregory Peck
,
Richard Crenna
,
David Janssen
,
James Franciscus
and
Gene Hackman
about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space.
[3]
It was based on the 1964 novel
Marooned
by
Martin Caidin
. While the original novel was based on the single-pilot
Project Mercury
, the film depicted an
Apollo command and service module
with three astronauts and a space station resembling
Skylab
. Caidin acted as technical adviser and updated the novel, incorporating appropriate material from the original version.
The film was released less than four months after the
Apollo 11
Moon landing, attracting enormous public attention. It won an
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
for Robie Robinson.
Cast
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edit
]
Gregory Peck
as Charles Keith
Richard Crenna
as Jim Pruett
David Janssen
as Ted Dougherty
James Franciscus
as Clayton Stone
Gene Hackman
as Buzz Lloyd
Lee Grant
as Celia Pruett
Nancy Kovack
as Teresa Stone
Mariette Hartley
as Betty Lloyd
Scott Brady
as Public Affairs Officer
Frank Marth
as Air Force Systems Director
Craig Huebing as Flight Director
John Carter as Flight Surgeon
Walter Brooke
as Network Commentator
Vincent Van Lynn as Aerospace Journalist
George Gaynes
as Mission Director
Tom Stewart as Houston Cap Com
Cast notes:
Martin Caidin
, the author of the book on which the movie was based and a technical advisor for the film, makes a brief appearance in the film as a reporter describing the arrival of the X-RV at
Cape Canaveral
.
Pressbook is in GOOD condition, measures 8 1/2" x 11" and has 28 pages, many in color.
Buyer pays .00 US Postage.