Marooned(a.k.a. "Space Travelers" -- US reissue title)
US (1969): Adventure/Science Fiction
In this tense and suspenseful science fiction thriller, Charles Keith (Gregory Peck) is the ground commander in Houston who monitors the space mission of three astronauts. Buzz (Gene Hackman), Jim (Richard Crenna) and Clayton (James Franciscus) have their lives put in jeopardy when the oxygen supply in the space capsule drops. Ted Dougherty (David Janssen) is sent to try and rescue the doomed astronauts. When it becomes clear there is not enough oxygen, it is suggested that one of the men commit suicide to allow the other two to live. Jim, the unit commander, makes an excuse to spacewalk. Under the guise of making repairs, he cuts himself loose from the life line and drifts away into the cold darkness of space. Russian cosmonauts race against time to try and save their American counterparts. Based on a novel by Martin Caidin, who would later write Cyborg, the basis for "The Six Million Dollar Man". Directed by John Sturges for Columbia. (Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide)
This film has the distinction of being the only Oscar-winning film -- that I know of, anyway -- to be shown on "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" (Space Travelers, first aired June 6, 1992). (GM)
3 nominations, 1 Award
· Special Visual Effects 1969: Robie Robinson
· Cinematography 1969: Daniel L. Fapp
· Sound 1969: Les Fresholtz, Arthur Piantadosi