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Meteor (1979)

Meteor (1979)

Action Science Fiction Thriller

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

Release Date: 1979, October 19
Directors: Ronald Neame
Countries: United States of America
Production: American International Pictures, American International Pictures, Meteor Joint Venture, Meteor Joint Venture, Palladium Productions, Palladium Productions
Cast: Read Morgan, Peter Donat, Osman Ragheb, Henry Fonda, Selma Archerd, Sybil Danning, Stu Nahan, Clyde Kusatsu, Richard Dysart, Sean Connery, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard

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 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?

Keywords:

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