Capricorn One
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.
- Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Studio: Associated General Films, ITC Entertainment
- Keyword: spacecraft, helicopter, planet mars, escape, nasa, beguilement, texas, crop duster, conspiracy, astronaut, desert, investigative reporter
- Cast: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson, Hal Holbrook
