The Right Stuff
Summary: The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers pr...
Runtime: 3 h 13 min
MPAA: PG
Production: The Ladd Company
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 27,000,000
Domestic: $ 21,192,102
International: $ 213
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