Uomini veri (1983)
Il libro di Tom Wolfe sulla storia del programma spaziale degli Stati Uniti si legge come un romanzo, e il film ha la stessa qualità e fantasia. Esso affronta diverse fasi, dalla rottura del muro del suono da parte di Chuck Yeager, agli astronauti del Mercury 7, dimostrando che nessuno aveva la minima idea di come gestire un programma spaziale o di come selezionare le persone. Emozionante, divertente, affascinante ed elettrizzante tutto in una volta.
Direttore:
Philip Kaufman
Scrittore:
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) |
| Production | James D. Brubaker | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Philip Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Editing | Lisa Fruchtman | Editor |
| Editing | Tom Rolf | Editor |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Editing | Stephen A. Rotter | Editor |
| Production | Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Writing | Tom Wolfe | Novel |
| Directing | Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Editing | Douglas Stewart | Editor |
| Art | Richard Lawrence | Art Direction |
| Art | Peter R. Romero | Art Direction |
| Art | W. Stewart Campbell | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Ken Pepiot | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Geoffrey Kirkland | Production Design |
| Art | Jim Poynter | Set Decoration |
| Sound | David MacMillan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Harry Mathias | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Ted Churchill | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Alice Tompkins | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jordan Belson | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruce Geller | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Andy Wiskes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jay Boekelheide | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Childers | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Bradley | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Hymns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Pat Jackson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Todd Boekelheide | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Thomas Scott | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Karen G. Wilson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Curry | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Grover | Hairstylist |
| Sound | John Benson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tim Holland | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Susan Roether | Production Secretary |
