Meteor
1979 · Movie · 1h 47m · PG
Science FictionThrillerAction
"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 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?
Ratings
IMDb
5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
5%
Metacritic
27/100
Key crew
- Ronald NeameDirector
- Stanley MannScreenplay
- Edmund H. NorthScreenplay
- Laurence RosenthalOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sean ConneryPaul Bradley
- Natalie WoodTatiana Donskaya
- Karl MaldenHarry Sherwood
- Brian KeithDr. Dubov
- Martin LandauGeneral Adlon
- Trevor HowardSir Michael Hughes
- Richard DysartSecretary of Defense
- Henry FondaThe President
- Joseph CampanellaGeneral Easton
- Bo BrundinRolf Manheim
- Katherine De HetreJan Watkins
- James G. RichardsonAlan Marshall
Stills
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Themes
new york cityfrancenasameteordisasterhong kongdestructionunited nationsworld trade centeravalanchefloodtidal wave