Movie
Roswell
Overview
Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth about strange debris found on a local rancher's field in July of 1947. Told by his superiors that what he has found is nothing more than a downed weather balloon, Marcel maintains his military duty until the weight of the truth, however out of this world it may be, forces him to piece together what really occurred.
Details
- Release date
- 1994-07-31
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Science Fiction, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Citadel Entertainment, Showtime Networks
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kyle MacLachlan as Jesse Marcel
- Martin Sheen as Townsend
- Dwight Yoakam as Mac Brazel
- Xander Berkeley as Sherman Carson
- Bob Gunton as Frank Joyce
- Kim Greist as Vy Marcel
- Peter MacNicol as Lewis Rickett
- John M. Jackson as Colonel Blanchard
- Nick Searcy as Mortician
- Charles Hallahan as Pilot MacIntire (Older)
- Ray McKinnon as Deputy Joe Pritchard
- Eugene Roche as James Forrestal
Crew
- Jeremy Kagan - Director
- Arthur Kopit - Screenplay
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