Cast 66

  1. Sam Shepard

    Sam Shepard

    Chuck Yeager

  2. Scott Glenn

    Scott Glenn

    Alan Shepard

  3. Ed Harris

    Ed Harris

    John Glenn

  4. Dennis Quaid

    Dennis Quaid

    Gordon Cooper

  5. Fred Ward

    Fred Ward

    Gus Grissom

  6. Barbara Hershey

    Barbara Hershey

    Glennis Yeager

  7. Kim Stanley

    Kim Stanley

    Pancho Barnes

  8. Veronica Cartwright

    Veronica Cartwright

    Betty Grissom

  9. Pamela Reed

    Pamela Reed

    Trudy Cooper

  10. Scott Paulin

    Scott Paulin

    Deke Slayton

  11. Charles Frank

    Charles Frank

    Scott Carpenter

  12. Lance Henriksen

    Lance Henriksen

    Wally Schirra

  13. Donald Moffat

    Donald Moffat

    Lyndon B. Johnson

  14. Levon Helm

    Levon Helm

    Jack Ridley / Narrator

  15. Mary Jo Deschanel

    Mary Jo Deschanel

    Annie Glenn

  16. Scott Wilson

    Scott Wilson

    Scott Crossfield

  17. Kathy Baker

    Kathy Baker

    Louise Shepard

  18. Mickey Crocker

    Marge Slayton

  19. Susan Kase

    Rene Carpenter

  20. Mittie Smith

    Jo Schirra

  21. Royal Dano

    Royal Dano

    Minister

  22. David Clennon

    David Clennon

    Liaison Man

  23. Jim Haynie

    Jim Haynie

    Air Force Major

  24. Jeff Goldblum

    Jeff Goldblum

    NASA Recruiter

  25. Harry Shearer

    Harry Shearer

    NASA Recruiter

  26. Scott Beach

    Scott Beach

    Chief Scientist

  27. Jane Dornacker

    Nurse Murch

  28. Anthony Munoz

    Gonzales

  29. John P. Ryan

    John P. Ryan

    Head of Program

  30. Darryl Henriques

    Darryl Henriques

    Life Reporter

  31. Eric Sevareid

    Eric Sevareid

    Himself

  32. William Russ

    William Russ

    Slick Goodlin

  33. Drew Letchworth

    The Permanent Press Corps

  34. Christopher P. Beale

    The Permanent Press Corps

  35. Richard Dupell

    The Permanent Press Corps

  36. William Hall

    William Hall

    The Permanent Press Corps

  37. John X. Heart

    The Permanent Press Corps

  38. Ed Holmes

    The Permanent Press Corps

  39. Jack Bruno Tate

    The Permanent Press Corps

  40. Edward Anhalt

    Edward Anhalt

    Grand Designer

  41. Mary Apick

    Mary Apick

    Woman Reporter

  42. Robert Beer

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

  43. Erik Bergmann

    Eddie Hodges

  44. James Brady

    Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson

  45. Katherine Conklin

    Woman TV Reporter

  46. Maureen Coyne

    Waitress

  47. Tom Dahlgren

    Tom Dahlgren

    Bell Aircraft Executive

  48. John Lion

    Bell Aircraft Executive

  49. Peggy Davis

    Sally Rand

  50. John Dehner

    John Dehner

    Henry Luce

  51. Robert Elross

    Review Board President

  52. Drew Eshelman

    Assistant Scientist

  53. Robert J. Geary

    Game Show M.C.

  54. Royce Grones

    1st X-1 Pilot

  55. David Gulpilil

    David Gulpilil

    Aborigine

  56. Anthony Wallis

    Australian Driver

  57. Kaaren Lee

    Young Widow

  58. Sandy Kronemeyer

    Cocoa Beach Girl

  59. Frankie Di

    Cocoa Beach Girl

  60. Ed Corbett

    Texan

  61. O-Lan Jones

    O-Lan Jones

    Girl at Pancho's

  62. Mark Todd

    Astronaut Trainee

  63. Allen Gebhardt

    Astronaut Trainee

  64. Chuck Yeager
  65. Mimi Sarkisian

    Mimi Sarkisian

    New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)

Crew 43

Art

  1. Peter R. Romero

    Art Direction

  2. Richard Lawrence

    Art Direction

  3. W. Stewart Campbell

    Art Direction

  4. Geoffrey Kirkland

    Production Design

  5. George R. Nelson

    Set Decoration

  6. Jim Poynter

    Set Decoration

Camera

  1. Caleb Deschanel

    Caleb Deschanel

    Director of Photography

  2. Harry Mathias

    Steadicam Operator

  3. Ted Churchill

    Steadicam Operator

Costume & Makeup

  1. Bruce Geller

    Hairstylist

  2. Catherine Childers

    Hairstylist

  3. Pat Grover

    Hairstylist

  4. Karen Bradley

    Makeup Artist

  5. Yvonne Curry

    Makeup Artist

Crew

  1. Buddy Joe Hooker

    Buddy Joe Hooker

    Stunt Coordinator

Directing

  1. Philip Kaufman

    Philip Kaufman

    Director

  2. Alice Tompkins

    Script Supervisor

Production

  1. Lynn Stalmaster

    Lynn Stalmaster

    Casting

  2. James D. Brubaker

    Executive Producer

  3. Irwin Winkler

    Irwin Winkler

    Producer

  4. Robert Chartoff

    Robert Chartoff

    Producer

Sound

  1. Bill Conti

    Bill Conti

    Original Music Composer

  2. David MacMillan

    Production Sound Mixer

  3. John Benson

    Sound Effects Editor

  4. Karen G. Wilson

    Sound Effects Editor

  5. Pat Jackson

    Sound Effects Editor

  6. Richard Hymns

    Richard Hymns

    Sound Effects Editor

  7. Tim Holland

    Sound Effects Editor

  8. Andy Wiskes

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer

  9. Mark Berger

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer

  10. Randy Thom

    Randy Thom

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer

  11. Thomas Scott

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer

  12. Todd Boekelheide

    Sound Re-Recording Mixer

  13. Jay Boekelheide

    Supervising Sound Editor

Visual Effects

  1. Ken Pepiot

    Special Effects Supervisor

  2. Jordan Belson

    Jordan Belson

    Visual Effects

Writing

  1. Tom Wolfe

    Tom Wolfe

    Novel

  2. Philip Kaufman

    Philip Kaufman

    Screenplay

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