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Meteor
Meteor

Meteor

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

Genres

Science FictionThrillerAction

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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 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 firepower. 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?

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Budget

$16000000

Revenue

$12600000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

19 October 1979

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Paul Bradley

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Tatiana Donskaya

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Harry Sherwood

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Dr. Dubov

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

General Adlon

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Sir Michael Hughes

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Secretary of Defense

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

The President

Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

General Easton

Bo Brundin

Bo Brundin

Rolf Manheim

Katherine De Hetre

Katherine De Hetre

Jan Watkins

James G. Richardson

James G. Richardson

Alan Marshall

Roger Robinson

Roger Robinson

Bill Hunter

Michael Zaslow

Michael Zaslow

Sam Mason

John Findlater

John Findlater

Astronaut Tom Easton

Paul Tulley

Paul Tulley

Astronaut Bill Frager

Allen Williams

Allen Williams

Astronaut Michael McKendrick

Bibi Besch

Bibi Besch

Helen Bradley

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Russian Premier

Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu

Yamashiro

Burke Byrnes

Burke Byrnes

Coast Guard Officer

Joe Medalis

Joe Medalis

Bartender

Charles Bartlett

Charles Bartlett

Guard

Raymond O'Keefe

Raymond O'Keefe

Guard

Henry Olek

Henry Olek

Army Translator

Peter Bourne

Peter Bourne

U.N. President

Stanley Mann

Stanley Mann

Canadian Representative

Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

British Representative

Philip Sterling

Philip Sterling

Russian Representative

Arthur Adams

Arthur Adams

Ghana Representative

Fred Carney

Fred Carney

United States Representative

Sybil Danning

Sybil Danning

Girl Skier

Meschino Paterlini

Meschino Paterlini

Boy Skier

Joe Yune

Joe Yune

Siberian Man

Eileen Saki

Eileen Saki

Siberian Woman

Christine Anne Baur

Christine Anne Baur

Communications Center Technician

Paul Camen

Paul Camen

Communications Center Technician

Dorothy Catching

Dorothy Catching

Communications Center Technician

Bill Couch

Bill Couch

Communications Center Technician

William Darr

William Darr

Communications Center Technician

Joan Foley

Joan Foley

Communications Center Technician

Paul Laurence

Paul Laurence

Communications Center Technician

John Moio

John Moio

Communications Center Technician

Read Morgan

Read Morgan

Communications Center Technician

Conrad E. Palmisano

Conrad E. Palmisano

Communications Center Technician

Tony Rocco

Tony Rocco

Communications Center Technician

Jesse Wayne

Jesse Wayne

Communications Center Technician

Carole Hemingway

Carole Hemingway

Sherwood's Secretary

Clete Roberts

Clete Roberts

Network Newscaster

Stu Nahan

Stu Nahan

Football Announcer

Osman Ragheb

Osman Ragheb

Swiss TV Newscaster

Yu Wing

Yu Wing

Chinese Fisherman

Yau Tsui Ling

Yau Tsui Ling

Chinese Fisherman's Wife

Ricker Slaven

Ricker Slaven

Canteen Worker

James Bacon

James Bacon

News Reporter

Yani Begakis

Yani Begakis

News Reporter

Selma Archerd

Selma Archerd

Woman in Subway

Domingo Ambriz

Domingo Ambriz

Boy with Radio

Peter Donat

Peter Donat

Opening Sequence Narrator (voice)

Simon Cadell

Simon Cadell

British News Reporter (uncredited)

John McKinney

John McKinney

Peter Watson

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