---
title: 'Countdown (1967)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Conrad'
released: '1967-08-20'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/countdown-1967'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062827/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Countdown (1967)

1967 · 106 min · Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Countdown is a 1967 American science fiction film directed by Robert Altman, based on the 1964 novel The Pilgrim Project by Hank Searls. The film stars James Caan and Robert Duvall as astronauts vying to be the first Americans to walk on the Moon as part of an accelerated program to beat the Soviet Union.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Conrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-conrad), [Robert Altman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-altman)
- **Producer:** [William Conrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-conrad)
- **Screenplay:** [Loring Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/loring-mandel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonard Rosenman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-rosenman)
- **Director of Photography:** [William W. Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-w-spencer)
- **Editor:** [Gene Milford](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-milford)

## Cast

- [Michael Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-murphy)
- [Mike Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-farrell)
- [William Conrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-conrad)
- [Charles Aidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-aidman)
- [Steve Ihnat](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-ihnat)
- [James Caan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-caan)
- [Ted Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-knight)
- [Barbara Baxley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-baxley)
- [Joanna Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-moore)
- [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/countdown-1967
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