Return to Earth (1976)
1h 14m
Running Time
May 14, 1976Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Tony Markes
Mike Aldrin
Mark Roberts
Lance Henriksen
Billy Goldenberg
Composer
Frank Stanley
Cinematographer
Ronald J. Fagan
Editor
Don Phillips
CastingDirector
Jud Taylor
Director
Buzz Aldrin
Writer
George Malko
Screenplay
Wayne Warga
Writer
Robert Karnes
George D. Wallace
Conard Fowkes
Shelley Mitchell
Media.
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This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
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.