Elegidos para la gloria (1983)
El libro de Tom Wolfe sobre la historia del programa espacial de los Estados Unidos, se lee como si fuera una novela, y la película mantiene esa misma emocionante apariencia de ficción. Hace un recorrido desde la rotura de la barrera del sonido por Chuck Yeager en la base de la Fuerza Aérea de Edwards hasta los 7 astronautas seleccionados para el programa Mercurio, el primer proyecto de los Estados Unidos para enviar personas al espacio. Muestra que nadie tenía ni idea de cómo desarrollar un programa espacial o cual era la forma de seleccionar a las personas que debían participar en ella. Emocionante, divertido y encantador, todo a la vez.
Directora:
Philip Kaufman
Escritor:
Philip Kaufman
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Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager |
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Scott Glenn as Alan Shepard |
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Ed Harris as John Glenn |
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Dennis Quaid as Gordon Cooper |
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Fred Ward as Gus Grissom |
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Barbara Hershey as Glennis Yeager |
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Kim Stanley as Pancho Barnes |
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Veronica Cartwright as Betty Grissom |
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Pamela Reed as Trudy Cooper |
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Scott Paulin as Deke Slayton |
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Charles Frank as Scott Carpenter |
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Lance Henriksen as Wally Schirra |
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Donald Moffat as Lyndon B. Johnson |
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Levon Helm as Jack Ridley / Narrator |
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Mary Jo Deschanel as Annie Glenn |
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Scott Wilson as Scott Crossfield |
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Kathy Baker as Louise Shepard |
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Mickey Crocker as Marge Slayton |
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Susan Kase as Rene Carpenter |
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Mittie Smith as Jo Schirra |
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Royal Dano as Minister |
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David Clennon as Liaison Man |
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Jim Haynie as Air Force Major |
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Jeff Goldblum as NASA Recruiter |
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Harry Shearer as NASA Recruiter |
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Scott Beach as Chief Scientist |
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Jane Dornacker as Nurse Murch |
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Anthony Munoz as Gonzales |
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John P. Ryan as Head of Program |
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Darryl Henriques as Life Reporter |
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Eric Sevareid as Himself |
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William Russ as Slick Goodlin |
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Drew Letchworth as The Permanent Press Corps |
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Christopher P. Beale as The Permanent Press Corps |
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Richard Dupell as The Permanent Press Corps |
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William Hall as The Permanent Press Corps |
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John X. Heart as The Permanent Press Corps |
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Ed Holmes as The Permanent Press Corps |
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Jack Bruno Tate as The Permanent Press Corps |
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Edward Anhalt as Grand Designer |
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Mary Apick as Woman Reporter |
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Robert Beer as Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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Erik Bergmann as Eddie Hodges |
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James Brady as Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson |
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Katherine Conklin as Woman TV Reporter |
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Maureen Coyne as Waitress |
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Tom Dahlgren as Bell Aircraft Executive |
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John Lion as Bell Aircraft Executive |
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Peggy Davis as Sally Rand |
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John Dehner as Henry Luce |
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Robert Elross as Review Board President |
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Drew Eshelman as Assistant Scientist |
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Robert J. Geary as Game Show M.C. |
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Royce Grones as 1st X-1 Pilot |
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David Gulpilil as Aborigine |
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Anthony Wallis as Australian Driver |
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Kaaren Lee as Young Widow |
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Sandy Kronemeyer as Cocoa Beach Girl |
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Frankie Di as Cocoa Beach Girl |
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Michael Pritchard as Texan |
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Edward Corbett as Texan |
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O-Lan Jones as Girl at Pancho's |
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Mark Todd as Astronaut Trainee |
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Allen Gebhardt as Astronaut Trainee |
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Chuck Yeager as Fred |
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Mimi Sarkisian as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited) |
| Writing | Tom Wolfe | Novel |
| Writing | Philip Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Directing | Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Production | James D. Brubaker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Production | Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Editing | Lisa Fruchtman | Editor |
| Editing | Tom Rolf | Editor |
| Editing | Stephen A. Rotter | Editor |
| Editing | Douglas Stewart | Editor |
| Art | W. Stewart Campbell | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Lawrence | Art Direction |
| Art | Peter R. Romero | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ted Churchill | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Harry Mathias | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Alice Tompkins | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Geoffrey Kirkland | Production Design |
| Art | Jim Poynter | Set Decoration |
| Art | George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Sound | David MacMillan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Ken Pepiot | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Jordan Belson | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Bradley | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Childers | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Curry | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruce Geller | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Grover | Hairstylist |
| Sound | John Benson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jay Boekelheide | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Todd Boekelheide | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tim Holland | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Pat Jackson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Scott | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Karen G. Wilson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Andy Wiskes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Hymns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Susan Roether | Production Secretary |
