Synopsis
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane headed towards the launch site—and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts' capsule.
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Cast
- Gregory PeckCharles Keith
- Richard CrennaJim Pruett
- David JanssenTed Dougherty
- James FranciscusClayton Stone
- Gene HackmanBuzz Lloyd
- Lee GrantCelia Pruett
- Nancy KovackTeresa Stone
- Mariette HartleyBetty Lloyd
- Scott BradyPublic Affairs Officer
- Craig HuebingFlight Director
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
The film is superbly crafted, taut and a technological cliff-hanger. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Marooned isn't very interesting from a stylistic point of view, and the actors tend to get buried beneath the technology, but it does tell an exciting story, And that, I imagine, was all Sturges (whose storytelling includes The Great Escape and Bad Day at Black Rock) was really trying to do. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Film offers a combination of highly technical jargon and emotional suspense in a well-balanced effort. The technical effects are extremely realistic, making the impact of the film much more powerful. - 70
The New York Times
If Marooned falls short as a soaring blockbuster, it does keep both feet on the ground. - 70
Time Out
The widescreen effects are first-rate, as is Peck as the embattled controller, and the suspense builds remorselessly to a neat conclusion. - 40
Empire
Like the stranded astronauts, we are forced to sit around for too long in stale air, waiting for something to happen. An overly-long, vacuous foray into space. - 40
The New Yorker
A space epic with a horse-and-buggy script. It's dull out there in space, though not as depressing as listening to the astronauts' wives back home. John Sturges directed, in his sleep
