Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
1984 · 1h 30m · Drama, TV Movie
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
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.
Director: Fred Barzyk
Writers: Albert Ruben
Cinematography: Miklós Lente
Editor: Peter C. Frank, Bernie Clayton
Cast
Scott Glenn as Michael BoyleMichael Murphy as Bob CalhounHelen Shaver as Dorian WaldorfPatrick Watson as Don TobinNancy Dickerson as SelfEric Sevareid as SelfMatsu Anderson as Matsu YamadaBarbara Barnes-Hopkins as Mrs. LanghornMichael Beattie as Youth #1Richard Comar as Pentagon SpokesmanMurray Cruchley as Murray CruchleyFaye Dance as Anne GailmoreMore like this
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