Marooned (1969 film)

Marooned
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Sturges
Screenplay byMayo Simon
Based onMarooned
1964 novel
by Martin Caidin
Produced byM. J. Frankovich
StarringGregory Peck
Richard Crenna
David Janssen
James Franciscus
Gene Hackman
CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp
Edited byWalter Thompson
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • November 10, 1969 (1969-11-10) (Premiere)
  • December 11, 1969 (1969-12-11) (Los Angeles)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8–10 million[1]
Box office$4.1 million (USA/Canada rentals)[1][2]

Marooned is a 1969 American science fiction film directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus and Gene Hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space.[3] It was based on the 1964 novel Marooned by Martin Caidin. While the original novel was based on the single-pilot Project Mercury, the film depicted an Apollo command and service module with three astronauts and a space station resembling Skylab. Caidin acted as technical adviser and updated the novel, incorporating appropriate material from the original version.

The film was released less than four months after the Apollo 11 Moon landing, attracting enormous public attention. It won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Robie Robertson.

  1. ^ a b Lovell, Glenn (2008). Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 268–273.
  2. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1970", Variety (January 6, 1971), p. 11.
  3. ^ Thompson, Howard (December 16, 1969). "Marooned (1969)". The New York Times.

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