

For centuries we've been looking for the origin of life on earth. We've been looking on the wrong planet.
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Science FictionAdventureMysteryspacecraftplanet marsaffectationspace travelalienspaceastronautdismembermentalien contacttrapped in spaceaggressivephilosophical
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, classical in form and epic.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Gary SiniseJim McConnell
- Tim RobbinsWoody Blake
- Don CheadleLuke Graham
- Connie NielsenTerri Fisher
- Jerry O'ConnellPhil Ohlmyer
- Peter OuterbridgeSergei Kirov
- Kavan SmithNicholas Willis
- Jill TeedRenée Coté
- Elise NealDebra Graham
- Marilyn NorryNASA Wive
Crew
- Brian De PalmaDirector
- Jim ThomasScreenplay
- Graham YostScreenplay
- John ThomasScreenplay
- Stephen H. BurumDirector of Photography
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Paul HirschEditor
- Tom JacobsonProducer
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