Doppelgänger (1969)

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You will meet yourself face-to-face when Earth meets its duplicate in outer space!

A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The European Space Exploration Council decide to send American astronaut Glenn Ross and British scientist John Kane via spaceship to explore the other planet.

• Released: 1969-08-27
• Genres: Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 136 votes

Directed by Robert Parrish.

Top cast

• Roy Thinnes as Colonel Glenn Ross
• Ian Hendry as John Kane
• Patrick Wymark as Jason Webb
• Lynn Loring as Sharon Ross
• Loni von Friedl as Lisa Hartmann
• Franco De Rosa as Paulo Landi
• George Sewell as Mark Neuman
• Ed Bishop as David Poulson
• Philip Madoc as Dr. Pontini
• Vladek Sheybal as Psychiatrist

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Doppelgänger

• United Kingdom: buy on Sky Store

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