The Right Stuff
Long but exhilarating adaptation of Tom Wolfe's account of the U.S. manned space programme, with emphasis on test pilot Chuck Yeager, played by Sam Shepard. A contemplation of male mystique, and wonderful observations of the role of the press. With Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn and Sam Shepard as Yeager.
Year: 1983
Genre: True Stories, Best of the 1980s, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: USA
Director: Philip Kaufman
Starring: Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Lance Henriksen, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, Kim Stanley, Barbara Hershey, Veronica Cartwright, Pamela Reed, Donald Moffat, Scott Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Harry Shearer
Duration: 184 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains low level offensive language.
7.9/10
Location in store: Drama
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