Return to Earth (film)
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| Directed by | Jud Taylor |
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| Cinematography | Frank Stanley |
| Edited by | Ronald J. Fagan |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
Production company | King-Hitzig Productions |
| Distributed by | ABC television |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Return to Earth is a 1976 American biopic TV movie that originally aired on May 14, 1976 on ABC.[1] The film stars Cliff Robertson as astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Shirley Knight as Joan Aldrin. Based upon Aldrin's 1973 book of the same name,[2] the film dramatizes the emotional difficulties of Aldrin's life following his trip to the moon on Apollo 11. The film was directed by Jud Taylor, and Aldrin served as a consultant.[3]
Plot
Based upon his own book of his ordeals, the film is story of Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk upon the moon, and the problems he had after the mission and his return to Earth, including the breakup of his marriage, a nervous breakdown and his hospitalization for psychiatric problems.
Cast
- Cliff Robertson as Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
- Shirley Knight as Joan Aldrin
- Charles Cioffi as Dr. Sam Mayhill
- Ralph Bellamy as Col. Edwin E. Aldrin
- Stefanie Powers as Marianne
- Kraig Metzinger as Andy Aldrin
- Alexandra Taylor as Jan Aldrin
- Tony Marks as Mike Aldrin
- Stephen Pearlman as Dr. Hotfield
- Stefan Gierasch as Al Davis
- Mark Roberts
- Lance Henriksen
- Conard Fowkes
- George D. Wallace
- Robert Karnes
- Davis Roberts
- Robert Williams
- Shelley Mitchell
Reception
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References
- ^ O'Connor, John (May 14, 1976). "TV Weekend". The New York Times.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 928. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ^ Davidson, Bill (April 26, 1976). "Fact or Fiction?". New York.