Return to Earth (1976)
The story of Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to walk on the moon, and the problems he had after his return to Earth, including the breakup of his marriage, a nervous breakdown and his hospitalization for psychiatric problems.
- Date of release
- 1976-05-14
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Jud Taylor
Casting
- Cliff Robertson — Col. Edwin A. 'Buzz' Aldrin Jr.
- Shirley Knight — Joan Aldrin
- Charles Cioffi — Dr. Sam Mayhill
- Ralph Bellamy — Col. Edwin E. Aldrin
- Stefanie Powers — Marianne
- Kraig Metzinger — Andy Aldrin
- Tony Marks — Mike Aldrin
- Stephen Pearlman — Dr. Hotfield
- Stefan Gierasch — Al Davis
- Mark Roberts
- Lance Henriksen
- Conard Fowkes
Interesting facts
Return to Earth is an American biopic television film that originally aired on May 14, 1976 on ABC. The film stars Cliff Robertson as astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Shirley Knight as Joan Aldrin. Based upon Aldrin's 1973 book of the same name, the film dramatizes the emotional difficulties of Aldrin's life following his 1969 trip to the Moon on Apollo 11. The film was directed by Jud Taylor, and Aldrin served as a consultant.
Production
Robertson's casting was announced in September 1975.
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