The Greatest Man in the World (1958)
Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the president and a few high officials know just what sort of a man their hero was.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
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Donald Pleasence as US President |
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Patrick McGoohan as Jack 'Pal' Smurch |
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Wensley Pithey as Frank Evans |
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Jon Sullivan as Peter Hunter |
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William Hutt as General Galway |
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Gerry Wilmot as Robert P. Darrow |
| Directing | Ted Kotcheff | Director |
| Writing | James Thurber | Short Story |
| Writing | Reuben Ship | Writer |