About Marcia Studley Expertise I`m a true member of the tv generation! I grew up doing my homework while watching the classics of the 60`s and 70`s and today, they are still my favorites. I have a big library of tv and film reference books at my disposal, as well as a large video library. My memory is pretty darn good too, and when that fails, I can hit the books and/or videos, not to mention a few friends who are as devout tv gen members as I am. Please note that my expertise is with American tv only.
I'm hoping you can help me with a TV movie. I don't know what it's title is. It is from the ewarly to mid 70s. It is (technically a Sci-Fi movie). Astronauts finally land on Mars. One astronaut is walking on Mars when he suddenly says he doesn't feel well. He then just starts fading away until he disappears. The ship and the remaining astronauts return to Earth. The Government doesn't tell anybody about the death of the astronaut. Instead they have an identical looking substitute replace him. The rest of the movie is about the substitute's efforts to not let anybody, including the astronauts' wife know that he is not really the astronaut. I remember I didn't really care about most of the movie but the opening sequence on Mars really interested me. Do you have any idea the name of this movie or where I can go to find it?
Thanks
Mike Hutchison
Answer HI Mike,
The closest thing I could find is an episode of a TV series called Out of the Unknown. The episode was called Counterfeit Man and concerned a mission to Jupiter. Here's the link for you to check out:
I searched from 1965 to 1985 and couldn't find a single movie that matched your description. I hope it's the TV show above. If not and you can think of anything else that might help, please let me know and I'll try it again.
