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Movie · 1972

The Astronaut

Released 8 January 1972 More from 1972 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

An elaborate deception emerges when an American astronaut is lost on a mission to Mars. Space agency officials fearful of losing public support and government funding decide to cover up the accident by employing an exact double for the lost astronaut. The ruse begins to unravel when the wife of the lost astronaut realizes she is living with a different man. Although angered by the deception, the woman has fallen in love with the replacement and plans to keep the secret. They both have a change of heart and decide to reveal the secret when they discover a new Mars mission is underway.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Walter Brooke
as Tom Everett
57
Robert Lansing
as John Phillips
43
John Lupton
as Don Masters
43
Richard Stahl
as Fred, Beachgoer's Friend
40
Monte Markham
as Eddie Reese / Col. Brice Randolph
36
Tom Hallick
as Agent Wilson
30
Susan Clark
as Gail Randolph
28
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
29years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Walter Brooke — oldest on the call sheet
28Susan Clark — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast
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