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| Directed by | John Sturges |
| Screenplay by | Mayo Simon |
| Based on | Marooned 1964 novel by Martin Caidin |
| Produced by | M. J. Frankovich |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Richard Crenna David Janssen James Franciscus Gene Hackman |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Walter Thompson |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8–10 million[1] |
| Box office | $4.1 million (USA/Canada rentals)[1][2] |
Marooned is a 1969 American science fiction film directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus and Gene Hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space.[3] It was based on the 1964 novel Marooned by Martin Caidin. While the original novel was based on the single-pilot Project Mercury, the film depicted an Apollo command and service module with three astronauts and a space station resembling Skylab. Caidin acted as technical adviser and updated the novel, incorporating appropriate material from the original version.
The film was released less than four months after the Apollo 11 Moon landing, attracting enormous public attention. It won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Robie Robertson.
- ^ a b Lovell, Glenn (2008). Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 268–273.
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1970", Variety (January 6, 1971), p. 11.
- ^ Thompson, Howard (December 16, 1969). "Marooned (1969)". The New York Times.