Countdown to Disaster

Jan 1, 1982

1h 30m

★ 0.0

RED ALERT - Only International Rescue can save New York City!

Overview

International Rescue sends the incredible Thunderbirds on the most dangerous rescue missions yet. They must save the Empire State Building from collapsing on New York City and at the same time battle a deadly fire blazing out of control in a mid-Atlantic oil station.

Genres

Science Fiction

Adventure

Family

Animation

Production Companies

Century 21 Television

ITC Entertainment

Associated Television (ATV)

Countdown to Disaster Trailers

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Cast

Jeff Tracy (voice)

Peter Dyneley

Scott Tracy (voice)

Shane Rimmer

Virgil Tracy (voice)

David Holliday

Virgil Tracy / Cravitz (voice)

Jeremy Wilkin

Alan Tracy / Ned Cook (voice)

Matt Zimmerman

Brains / Gordon Tracy / Aloysius Parker / Kyrano / Joe / Clayton / 2nd Site Control Policeman (voice)

David Graham

Lady Penelope (voice)

Sylvia Anderson

Tin-Tin Kyrano (voice)

Christine Finn

John Tracy / U.S.N. Sentinel Commander / Compère / 1st Site Control Policeman (voice)

Ray Barrett

Frank Hooper / Sir Harry (voice)

John Tate

This Christmas film, created as a special for television broadcast throughout the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania viewing region, was produced by puppeteer Mabel Beaton and her husband Les for Bell Telephone Company and first aired in 1953. Following a short live-action opening portion, featured are two extended marionette segments, the first dramatizing Clement Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas", the second reverently telling the Nativity story; the two stories are staged in classic, traditional style. From 1953 onward, for several years, The Spirit of Christmas was broadcast in the intended region multiple times per holiday season. It was also available as a 16mm film licensed to schools for showings to students. This film often is misstated to have originally been broadcast in 1950.

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