Meteor

Oct 19, 1979

1h 47m

★ 5.2

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

Overview

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?

Genres

Science Fiction

Thriller

Action

Production Companies

American International Pictures

Meteor Joint Venture

Palladium Productions

Meteor Trailers

Cast

Paul Bradley

Sean Connery

Tatiana Donskaya

Natalie Wood

Harry Sherwood

Karl Malden

Dr. Dubov

Brian Keith

General Adlon

Martin Landau

Sir Michael Hughes

Trevor Howard

Secretary of Defense

Richard Dysart

The President

Henry Fonda

General Easton

Joseph Campanella

Rolf Manheim

Bo Brundin

Jan Watkins

Katherine De Hetre

Alan Marshall

James G. Richardson

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0.0

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