by Philip Kaufman · Warner Bros · DVD · EAN 7321926700144
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«Elegidos para la gloria» is the 1983 film by Philip Kaufman, starring Sam Shepard, Ed Harris and Dennis Quaid, on DVD.
Based on the novel by Tom Wolfe, the film interweaves Chuck Yeager's feat as the first pilot to break the sound barrier in an X-1 with the story of the seven Mercury program astronauts: Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra, Cooper and Slayton. It portrays the start of the space race and the contrast between anonymous heroism and fame.
DVD edition (region 2) with audio in Spanish, English and Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1) and subtitles in Spanish and English, among others. Consists of one disc.
For fans of historical cinema, aviation and the space race: a classic winner of four Academy Awards.
