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The Right Stuff

How the future began.

7.4/ 1019833h 13mPG

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At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

Directed by Philip Kaufman

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The cast

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Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Chuck Yeager

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Alan Shepard

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

John Glenn

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Gordon Cooper

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley

Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom