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Rated 5.2 on TMDB

Meteor

It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!

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?

Released: 1979
Runtime: 1h 47m
Rated: PG
Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Daniel McCauley

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Ronald NeameDirector

Stanley MannScreenplay

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Sean ConneryPaul Bradley
Natalie WoodTatiana Donskaya
Karl MaldenHarry Sherwood

Brian KeithDr. Dubov
Martin LandauGeneral Adlon
Trevor HowardMichael Hughes
Richard DysartSecretary of Defense
Henry FondaThe President

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