The Real Right Stuff
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The Real Right Stuff

The true story of the first Americans in space.

6.6 / 10 2020 1h 30mPG English
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

The story of America's first astronauts, known as the Mercury 7, told through archival news & radio reports, newly transferred & previously unheard NASA mission audio recordings, and more rare & unseen material.

Cast & Crew

Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe

Self (archive footage)

Lead
JG

John Glenn

Self (archive footage)

FM

Frank McGee

Self (archive footage)

RR

Ralph Renick

Self (archive footage)

VG

Virgil Gus Grissom

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

AS

Alan Shepard

Self (archive footage)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Jennings's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Real Right Stuff is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker