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Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

Film · 2016

Original languageEnglish

Runtime

GenreDramaHistory

Set in1961,1962Depicts19581962
Letterboxd average
3.8 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0016Last checked

Directed byTheodore Melfi
55 years
between the events and the release
1961 → 2016

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Project

The first crewed spaceflight program of the United States. With the Soviet Union already ahead in the Space Race with the deployment of Sputnik 1 as the world's first artificial satellite, Project Mercury's goal was to successfully perform a crewed orbit of the Earth before the Soviets. However, this record would also go to the Soviets with the flight of Yuri Gagarin in 1961.

filed under 1958

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Production Information

Written by
Allison SchroederTheodore Melfi
Cinematography
Mandy Walker
Production design
Wynn Thomas
Costume design
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Music by
Hans ZimmerPharrell WilliamsBenjamin Wallfisch
Production country
United States
Budget
$25 million
Box office
$236 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB.

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