Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Capricorn One / Sir Lew Grade presents for Associated General Films in a Lazarus/Hyams production of a Peter Hyams film ; produced by Paul N. Lazarus III ; written and directed by Peter Hyams.

Publisher, Date:

[Place of publication not identified] : ITV Studios, [2013?]

Description:

1 DVD videodisc (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video

Summary:

When the head of NASA's manned Mars mission discovers that the capsule meant to carry the astronauts will suffer a catastrophic failure, he forces them to participate in a hoax by broadcasting their 'Mission' from a studio built at an abandoned air force base. Over many months, the astronauts are forced to film broadcasts on their progress. They find out that they are to die upon re-entry. An investigative reporter gets wind that something is amiss and begins to put the pieces together.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG.

Subjects:

Manned space flight -- Drama.

Space flight to Mars -- Drama.

Hoaxes -- United States -- Drama.

Investigative reporting -- United States -- Drama.

Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- Drama.

Genre:

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Fiction films.

Feature films.