Meteor (1979)
| Tagline: | There’s No Place On Earth To Hide! |
| Category: | Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller |
| Director: | Ronald Neame |
| Cast: | Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard, Richard A. Dysart, Henry Fonda, Joseph Campanella, Bo Brundin, Katherine De Hetre, James G. Richardson, Roger Robinson, Michael Zaslow, John McKinney |
| Rated: |  |
plot summary
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid “Orpheus” is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a incredible catastrophe which 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 fire power. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
cast list
| Sean Connery | Dr. Paul Bradley |
| Natalie Wood | Tatiana Nikolaevna Donskaya |
| Karl Malden | Harry Sherwood |
| Brian Keith | Dr. Alexei Dubov |
| Martin Landau | General Adlon |
| Trevor Howard | Sir Michael Hughes |
| RichardA. Dysart | Secretary of Defense |
| Henry Fonda | The President |
| Joseph Campanella | General Easton |
| Bo Brundin | Manheim |
| Katherine De Hetre | Jan Watkins |
| James G. Richardson | Alan |
| Roger Robinson | Bill Hunter |
| Michael Zaslow | Sam Mason |
| John McKinney | Peter Watson |