Watch By Dawn's Early Light (1990) Official Trailer
Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.
6.5 / 10 IMDb May 19, 1990 1h 41m
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.
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Runtime
1h 41m
Release Date
May 19, 1990
Genre
TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Powers Boothe
as Cassidy
Rebecca De Mornay
as Moreau
James Earl Jones
as Alice
Martin Landau
as President
Darren McGavin
as Condor
Rip Torn
as Colonel Fargo
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Harpoon
Peter MacNicol
as Sedgwick
Glenn Withrow
as Tyler
Ronald William Lawrence
as Hooker
Kieran Mulroney
as Radnor
Nicolas Coster
as Icarus
Ken Jenkins
as Sam
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Randal Patrick
as O'Toole
Daniel Benzali
as Bascombe
Robert O'Reilly
as FEMA Radioman
Annabella Price
as FEMA Bunker Nurse
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Ann Gillespie
as Marie
Glenn Morshower
as F-18 Pilot
Dana Kimmell
as Tyler's Wife
Production Companies
Daniel L. Paulson Productions
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