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First Man into Space poster

First Man into Space Cast & Characters

First Man into Space (1959) stars Marshall Thompson as Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott, Marla Landi as Tia Francesca and Bill Edwards as Lt. Dan Milton Prescott. The drama movie was released February 27, 1959. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1959 · 1h 17m 51 Audience
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Starring Cast
M
Marshall Thompson
Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
M
Marla Landi
Tia Francesca
B
Bill Edwards
Lt. Dan Milton Prescott
R
Robert Ayres
Capt. Ben Richards
C
Carl Jaffe
Dr. Paul von Essen
B
Bill Nagy
Police Chief Wilson
Key crew
Director
Robert Day
Screenplay
John Croydon , Charles F. Vetter
Story
Wyott Ordung
Producers
John Croydon , Charles F. Vetter , Richard Gordon
Music
Buxton Orr
Cinematography
Geoffrey Faithfull
Editor
Peter Mayhew
Costume design
Anna Selby-Walker

Full cast

12 cast members
Marshall Thompson
Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
Marla Landi
Tia Francesca
Bill Edwards
Lt. Dan Milton Prescott
Robert Ayres
Capt. Ben Richards
Carl Jaffe
Dr. Paul von Essen
Bill Nagy
Police Chief Wilson
Roger Delgado
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
John McLaren
State Dept. Official, Harold Atkins
Spencer Teakle
Ratings Control Room
Chuck Keyser
Ratings Control Room
John Fabian
Ratings Control Room
Richard Shaw
Witney

Crew by department

13 crew members

Costume & Makeup

Eileen Warwick
Hairstylist
Anna Selby-Walker
Costume Design