A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.
Fred Barzyk
Director
Albert Ruben
Writer
Scott Glenn
Michael Boyle
Michael Murphy
Bob Calhoun
Helen Shaver
Dorian Waldorf
Patrick Watson
Don Tobin
Nancy Dickerson
Self
Eric Sevareid
Self
Matsu Anderson
Matsu Yamada
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Mrs. Langhorn
Michael Beattie
Youth #1
The War Game76%
Unthinkable68%
The Day After67%
TalhotBlond63%
On the Beach62%
Fail Safe69%
Panic in Year Zero!63%
Uprising65%
Testament64%
Normal66%
Iron Jawed Angels67%
Girl in the Box67%
K-19: The Widowmaker65%
Ararat61%
Operation Crossbow67%
Cheaters63%
Waiting for Anya62%
Nuremberg75%
The Grey Zone66%
Bastard Out of Carolina71%
