Released by American International Pictures

Credits:
Director: Ronald Neame
Producers: Arnold Orgolini and Theodore Parvin
Screenplay: Stanley Mann and Edmund H. North
Story by: Edmund H. North
Director of Photography: Paul Lohmann
Editor: Carl Kress

Special Effects: Carl Kress and Glen Robinson
Music: Laurence Rosenthal
Running Time: 107 minutes

Cast:

Bradley: Sean Connery

Tatiana: Natalie Wood

Sherwood: Karl Malden

Adlon: Martin Landau

Dubov: Brian Keith

Easton: Joe Campanella

Hughes: Trevor Howard

The President: Henry Fonda

Genre:

Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller

Synopsis:

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough fire power. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

Release Date (USA):

19 October 1979

Academy Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar (Sound)

Budget:

$16m

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