Overview

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

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Genres

TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller

Language

EN

Release Date

1990-05-19

Runtime

101 min

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Cast

Powers Boothe

Rebecca De Mornay

James Earl Jones

Martin Landau

Darren McGavin

Rip Torn

Jeffrey DeMunn

Peter MacNicol

Glenn Withrow

Ronald William Lawrence