Meteor
It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!
1979 · 1h 47m · PG
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Overview
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an 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 firepower. 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?
Director and cast
- Ronald Neame Director
- Sean Connery as Dr. Paul Bradley
- Natalie Wood as Tatiana Nikolaevna Donskaya
- Karl Malden as Harry Sherwood, NASA
- Brian Keith as Dr. Alexei Dubov
- Martin Landau as Major General Adlon
- Trevor Howard as Sir Michael Hughes
- Henry Fonda as The President
- Richard Dysart as Secretary of Defense
- Joseph Campanella as General Easton
- Bo Brundin as Rolf Manheim
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