Alternative 3 (1977): Cast
Alternative 3 is a 1977 sci-fi documentary directed by Christopher Miles, starring Richard Marner as Dr. Carl Gerstein, Shane Rimmer and Phoebe Nicholls. It runs 53 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Director
- Christopher Miles
- Genres
- Documentary , Sci-Fi
- Original language
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English - Studio
- ITV
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Alternative 3 About?
The premise of Alternative 3 without spoilers.
Presented as an investigative documentary on the United Kingdom’s modern “brain drain,” the film reveals a clandestine scheme to terraform the Moon and Mars, ensuring humanity can survive should climate change trigger an irreversible environmental disaster on Earth.
Alternative 3 Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- soyuz apollo mission
- brain drain
- interview
- reference to jodrell bank
- secret space program
- conspiracy
- scientist
- faked footage
- deception
- outer space
- space colony
- nasa
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- mysterious death
- moon landing
- missing scientist
- missing person
- mars the planet
- life on mars
- greenhouse effect
- global warming
- fake documentary
- docu fiction
- cover up
- 1970s
- hoax
- title spoken by character
- videotape
- found footage
- sucker pitch
- sucker
- skepticism
- scepticism
- pseudo documentary
- phineas taylor barnum
- hoaxer
- gullible
- gullibility
- fiction
- credulousness
- actor
- united states of america
- space shuttle
- soviet
- soviet union
- russia
- moon
- mockumentary
- mock documentary
- missing
- expedition to mars
Alternative 3 Cast & Characters
Richard Marner leads the cast as Dr. Carl Gerstein, with Shane Rimmer as Bob Grodin and Phoebe Nicholls. Directed by Christopher Miles; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Christopher Miles
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Richard Marner as Dr. Carl Gerstein - Shane Rimmer as Bob Grodin
- Phoebe Nicholls
- Alec Linstead as Professor Broadbent
Also Starring in Alternative 3
· 12 more- Ivor Roberts
- David Baxt
- Norman Chancer
- Gregory Munroe Colin Benson
- Tim Brinton Themselves
- Linda Cunningham
- Anthony Roye
- Carol Hazell Katherine White
- Nancy Adams
- Patsy Trench
- Jonathan Hieatt-Smith
- Alice Wade
More from Christopher Miles
More films directed by Christopher Miles: The Clandestine Marriage, Priest of Love, The Maids and A Time for Loving.
Alternative 3 Videos
The clip of Alternative 3.
Cars in Alternative 3
12 cars on screen, including the 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite and the 1971 Cadillac Sedan DeVille.
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1967 Austin-Healey Sprite Minor role -
1971 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Minor role -
1973 Hillman Avenger Minor role -
unknown Minor role
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Destination Moonbase-Alpha, Moon and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon.
Alternative 3 FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Alternative 3, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Alternative 3?
Alternative 3 runs 53 minutes.
When was Alternative 3 released?
Alternative 3 was released on June 20, 1977.
Who directed Alternative 3?
Alternative 3 was directed by Christopher Miles.
More films by Christopher Miles Who is in the cast of Alternative 3?
Alternative 3 stars Richard Marner as Dr. Carl Gerstein, Shane Rimmer as Bob Grodin and Phoebe Nicholls, among 16 credited actors.
Does Alternative 3 have a post-credit scene?
No. Alternative 3 has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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