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Director:
Donald Wrye
Writer:
Donald Wrye (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 February 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy more
Tagline:
1997. The world is different. The dream is the same. Let freedom ring.
Plot:
America has been bloodlessly taken over by the Soviet Union, leading to slave-labor camps for some,... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
This has potential more (38 total)

Cast

  (Series Credited cast)

Kris Kristofferson ... Devin Milford
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Graham Beckel ... Clayton Cullen
Wayne Best ... Cliff
Richard Blackburn ... KGB Agent

Pete Boughn ... High School Principal

Lara Flynn Boyle ... Jacqueline 'Jessie' Bradford
Richard Bradford ... Ward Milford
Turner Stephen Bruton ... Enos
Sheila Lynn Buckley ... Modern Dance Judge
George Buza ... Rick
Ivan Dixon ... Dr. Alan Drummond
Steve Drury ... Scott
Deanna Dunagan ... Betty Milford
David Ferry ... Laird
Dorian Harewood ... Jeffrey Wyman

Mariel Hemingway ... Kimberly Ballard
Hanna Hertelendy ... Gerta
Marcel Hillaire ... Dieter Heinlander
Wendy Hughes ... Marion Andrews
Patricia Idlette ... Melanie Blackstone
Marek Krawczyk ... Mental Hospital Patient

Christine Lahti ... Alethea Milford
Piotr Lysak ... Mikhail

Keram Malicki-Sánchez ... Young Caleb
Joseph Moser ... Puncher (as Joe Moser)

Armin Mueller-Stahl ... General Petya Samanov

Sam Neill ... Colonel Andrei Denisov

Cindy Pickett ... Amanda Bradford
Ken Pogue ... Sittman
Kelly Proctor ... Billy Milford
Ford Rainey ... Will Milford
Don Reilly ... Justin Milford

Allan Royal ... President (as Alan Royal)

Mag Ruffman ... Sally, VFA
Reiner Schöne ... Major Helmut Gurtman
Kurt Schweickhardt ... Gary Milford

Peg Sheldrick ... Dierdre's Mother
Timothy Skulish ... Body Guard
Errol Slue ... Reverend Blackstone
Sherry Smith ... Louise

Sam Stone ... Rebel
Toby Tarnow ... Helen
Barbara Tirrell ... Esther
John Towey ... Herb Lister (as John Madden Towey)

Robert Urich ... Peter Bradford

Vlasta Vrana ... Sergei
Jason Wild ... Youth Communist Leader
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Additional Details

Runtime:
870 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-12
Filming Locations:
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada more
Company:
ABC Circle Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The UNSSU compound raided in the movie was at an abandoned building outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. It stood on the grounds of a Nebraska state surplus site and remained in its "UNSSU" scheme (including large red lettering, white paint and burn marks) for many years until its demolition in August 2007. more
Quotes:
Peter Bradford: Damn, I'm so tired of this "I'm an American" bull! Where was all that patriotism when it counted? Where was that willingness to sacrifice? Nobody wanted to join the damn army to defend the country unless they got paid well! Nobody wanted to give any time to public service unless they could make a career out of it! And I didn't notice a lot of us giving up our lives in the last 10 years! more

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User Comments

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6 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
This has potential, 13 April 1999
Author: Dasomir from Arizona

While I was viewing this rare mini-series, I could not help thinking that it was definitely one of the best films I have ever seen. The plot was awesome, the characters were moving, and the acting was unbelievably exceptional.(Way to go Sam Neill, Robert Urich, Kris Kristofferson, and others!) However, I was a bit disappointed by the ending. A lot of conflicts that I hoped would be resolved were left open. This was a hard resolution to accept after watching about 12 hours of building suspense and anticipation.

Although I wish the ending would be different, this will still be one of my favorite films and it is really worth seeing. It would be impossible to ever again create a series even close to what this was.

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