X
- 1969
- G
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 14 m
- 1969
- G
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 14 m
Summary Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?
Directed By: John Sturges
Written By: Mayo Simon, Martin Caidin
- 1969
- G
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 14 m
- 1969
- G
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 14 m
Marooned
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4.0
Summary Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?
Directed By: John Sturges
Written By: Mayo Simon, Martin Caidin
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
62
71% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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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.
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.
The widescreen effects are first-rate, as is Peck as the embattled controller, and the suspense builds remorselessly to a neat conclusion.
If Marooned falls short as a soaring blockbuster, it does keep both feet on the ground.
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
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.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Hugo Awards
• 1 Nomination
