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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 that 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, which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
Theatrical
Oct 19, 1979
Box Office
$12.6M
Budget
$16.0M
Return
0.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 29, 2000
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
American International Pictures, Palladium Productions
Cast
Full credits →S
Sean Connery
Paul Bradley
N
Natalie Wood
Tatiana Donskaya
K
Karl Malden
Harry Sherwood
B
Brian Keith
Dr. Dubov
M
Martin Landau
General Adlon
T
Trevor Howard
Michael Hughes
R
Richard Dysart
Secretary of Defense
H
Henry Fonda
The President
J
Joseph Campanella
General Easton
B
Bo Brundin
Rolf Manheim
K
Katherine De Hetre
Jan Watkins
J
James G. Richardson
Alan Marshall
R
Roger Robinson
Bill Hunter
M
Michael Zaslow
Sam Mason
J
John McKinney
Peter Watson
J
John Findlater
Tom Easton
P
Paul Tulley
Bill Frager
A
Allen Williams
Michael McKendrick
B
Bibi Besch
Helen Bradley
G
Gregory Gaye
Russian Premier
