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The Challenger Disaster

Play trailer Poster for The Challenger Disaster TV-14,  2013,  1h 30m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 82% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Physicist Richard Feynman (William Hurt) investigates the cause of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster.

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Neil Genzlinger New York Times Nov 19, 2013
That it succeeds as well as it does can be credited largely to William Hurt, who manages to make the physicist Richard P. Feynman interesting all over again. Go to Full Review
Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter Nov 18, 2013
Credit the Science Channel with figuring out that this story had the kind of smarts and scientific elements at its core to be a great fit and perfect fodder for its foray into scripted material. Go to Full Review
Hank Stuever Washington Post Nov 18, 2013
The film is an appropriately somber and smoothly told account of the Washington politics and cross-agency obfuscation that nearly derailed the commission's investigation into the disaster. Go to Full Review
Brad Oswald Winnipeg Free Press Nov 25, 2013
Most of the credit for The Challenger's success belongs to Hurt, who has made a career of bringing slightly damaged, awkwardly distant but morally grounded characters to life. His portrayal of Feynman hits all the right notes. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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James Hawes

Director

William Hurt

Richard Feynman

Bruce Greenwood

General Kutyna

Joanne Whalley

Gweneth Feynman

Brian Dennehy

Rogers

Kevin R. McNally

Mulloy

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The Challenger Disaster

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Movie Info

Synopsis Physicist Richard Feynman (William Hurt) investigates the cause of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster.
Director
James Hawes
Screenwriter
Kate Gartside
Production Co
BBC Films
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 8, 2015
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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