Which 1983 biographical film about the Mercury Seven astronauts stars Ed Harris?

The 1983 biographical film about the Mercury Seven astronauts starring Ed Harris is The Right Stuff. Written and directed by Philip Kaufman, it follows both the test-pilot culture at Edwards Air Force Base and the selection of America's first astronauts.

The film is adapted from Tom Wolfe's 1979 nonfiction book The Right Stuff. Ed Harris plays John Glenn, while the ensemble includes Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager, Scott Glenn as Alan Shepard, Fred Ward as Gus Grissom, Dennis Quaid as Gordon Cooper, and Scott Paulin as Deke Slayton.

The story begins amid Cold War competition after the Soviet launch of Sputnik. It portrays the astronauts' demanding tests, media training, engineering disputes, and early Mercury missions. A common mix-up is identifying the film as solely an astronaut movie: Chuck Yeager, who was not selected for Mercury, is one of its central figures. The film later won four Academy Awards and entered the National Film Registry in 2013.