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Donald Wrye (writer)
Release Date:
15 February 1987 (USA)
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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,...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 4 nominations
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This has potential
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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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870 min
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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.
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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!
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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.