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SPECIAL EVENTS Philip Kaufman’s film about the birth of the space race still thrills with its expert casting and dazzling visuals. More info

A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.

Rating: PG

Runtime: 193 mins

Director: Philip Kaufman

Actors: Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Veronica Cartwright, Barbara Hershey, Fred Ward, Sam Shepard, Lance Henriksen, Scott Glenn, Pamela Reed, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, Kim Stanley

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas

Mon, Feb 23:

18:30

Prospect Cinemas

No sessions running at Prospect this week

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