A little gem of a film from the sixties starring an all-star cast of Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus and Gene Hackman, I can see now where Tom Hanks pinched the idea for Apollo 13 from, as it was clearly a direct remake of this film.

What gives this film a lot of character is that it was made the same year as the original moon landing and it paints a less than rosy view of the space program as a whole: What if things go wrong and Astronauts end up Marooned as the title suggests?

In terms of sets and costume the film maintains an authenticity a director could only achieve by making it at near to the time it is set (I suppose that’s why Apocalypse Now is such a superior Vietnam War film).

Despite seeming a bit dated by the old space technology, this film remains well worth a watch.