By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.
Starring Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones
Directed by Jack Sholder
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.
Runtime: 101 min.
Rating: 6.7
DVD
Languages: English
Genres: Action,Drama,TV Movie,Thriller
Keywords: bomber,nuclear missile,nato,ussr
Cast
Maj. Cassidy
Capt. Moreau
Looking Glass General - 'Alice'
President
Condor - Secretary of Interior
E-4 Admiral - 'Harpoon'
E-4 Col. Fargo
Lt. Cmdr. Tom Sedgewicke
Tyler
Hooker
Radnor
General Renning - 'Icarus'
Looking Glass Colonel - 'Sam'
O'Toole
Bascombe
FEMA Radioman
FEMA Bunker Nurse
F-18 Pilot
Tyler's Wife
Radnor's Wife
Moreau's Roommate
SAC Aide #1
SAC Guard
Smitty
E-4 Pilot
E-4 Co-Pilot
E-4 Radioman
Secret Service Agent
Mother in Woods
Turkish Controller
Turkish Controller