The Right Stuff

Desert runway, 1950s dawn, jet engines roaring. Seven test pilots push limits, wives watch anxiously, the sound of crashing planes is familiar. Kaufman grounds a nation's ambition.

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Philip Kaufman directed The Right Stuff in 1983. See Philip Kaufman's full filmography, where to start with Philip Kaufman, or where to go after you've seen everything by Philip Kaufman.

The Right Stuff was released in 1983 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 193 minutes.