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The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The film follows the Navy, Marine, and Air Force test pilots who were involved in aeronautical research at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as well as the Mercury Seven, the seven military pilots who were selected to be the astronauts for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight by the United States. The film stars Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Barbara Hershey and Kim Stanley (in her final film); Levon Helm narrates and plays Air Force test pilot Jack Ridley.
- Director
- Philip Kaufman
- Writer
- Philip Kaufman · Tom Wolfe
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- Release date
- 21 October 1983 · Released
- Runtime
- 184 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Adventure · Historical
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Der Stoff, aus dem die Helden sind
- Español
- Elegidos para la gloria
- Français
- L'Étoffe des héros
- Italiano
- Uomini veri
- 日本語
- ライトスタッフ
- 한국어
- 필사의 도전
- Polski
- Pierwszy krok w kosmos
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