Directed by:
Jack SholderScreenplay:
Bruce GilbertCinematography:
Alexander GruszynskiComposer:
Trevor JonesCast:
Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Darren McGavin, Jeffrey DeMunn, Peter MacNicol, Rip Torn, Glenn Withrow, Kieran Mulroney (more)Plots(1)
Nuclear war - a nightmare that may become grim reality for the world in this riveting thriller. When a fanatical group opposed to friendly U.S./Soviet relations explodes a nuclear missile over a Russian city, it begins a chain reaction of accusations and actions that begin the groundwork for WWIII. As the clock ticks toward nuclear annihilation, the American President and the Soviet President race toward a solution, fighting within their own camps as well as with each other. Two Air Force pilots involved romantically as well as professionally, Cassidy (Powers Boothe) and Moreau (Rebecca De Mornay), are ordered to take their B-52 bomber into the air and await further instruction from the president (Martin Landau). But when it is reported that a bomb has killed the President, pilots Cassidy and Moreau are ordered to perform the "grand tour", the systematic bombing of the bunkers of all Russian leaders. Can these two follow through on a command that will mark the beginning of the end? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Powers Boothe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270892_088d22.jpg)
Powers Boothe
USA
Best movies:
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Avengers Assemble (2012)
Sin City (2005)
![Rebecca De Mornay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267855_5094fa.jpg)
Rebecca De Mornay
USA
Best movies:
Flipped (2010)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
American Reunion (2012)
![James Earl Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/126/164126946_5cf9a9.png)
James Earl Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
![Martin Landau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420284_a6c758.png)
Martin Landau
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
![Darren McGavin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159929_d941d2.jpg)
Darren McGavin
USA
Best movies:
One Man Mutiny (1955)
The Natural (1984)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
![Jeffrey DeMunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270790_8203a0.jpg)
Jeffrey DeMunn
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Frances (1982)
![Peter MacNicol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267762_d468b5.jpg)
Peter MacNicol
USA
Best movies:
Sophie's Choice (1982)
Game Change (2012) (TV movie)
Addams Family Values (1993)
![Rip Torn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269185_f1f9bb.jpg)
Rip Torn
USA
Best movies:
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Men in Black (1997)
Hercules (1997)
Glenn Withrow
USA
Best movies:
Rumble Fish (1983)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
![Kieran Mulroney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/988/157988077_29c28d.jpg)
Kieran Mulroney
USA
Best movies:
Gettysburg (1993)
The Spitfire Grill (1996)
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
![Nicolas Coster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279873_5ef468.jpg)
Nicolas Coster
UK
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
Reds (1981)
![Ken Jenkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494940_c90e10.jpg)
Ken Jenkins
USA
Best movies:
The Abyss (1989)
I Am Sam (2001)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)
![Daniel Benzali](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640042_e5e97a.jpg)
Daniel Benzali
Brazil
Best movies:
The Last of His Tribe (1992) (TV movie)
All the Little Animals (1998)
White Nights (1985)
![Robert O'Reilly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/579/160579898_c015b0.jpg)
Robert O'Reilly
USA
Best movies:
The Mask (1994)
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
Steel Frontier (1995)
![Ann Gillespie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640043_41eaee.jpg)
Ann Gillespie
Best movies:
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
Rich Girl (1991)
Lovesick (1983)
![Glenn Morshower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/443/164443665_ce3481.jpg)
Glenn Morshower
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
![Dana Kimmell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802527_b22a67.jpg)
Dana Kimmell
Best movies:
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
![Danielle von Zerneck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483280_0b5141.jpg)
Danielle von Zerneck
USA
Best movies:
Living in Oblivion (1995)
La Bamba (1987)
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
![Jon Cedar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/473/159473301_57efef.jpg)
Jon Cedar
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Capricorn One (1977)
I Want to Live (1983) (TV movie)
![Richard Speight Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271017_4e301e.jpg)
Richard Speight Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Old Henry (2021)