Amerika (1987– )

America has been bloodlessly taken over by the Soviet Union, leading to slave-labor camps for some, collaboration for others and rebellion for yet others.

Stars:

Kris Kristofferson, Robert Urich, Wendy Hughes

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kris Kristofferson	...	Devin Milford (2 episodes, 1987)
Robert Urich	...	Peter Bradford (2 episodes, 1987)
Wendy Hughes	...	Marion Andrews (2 episodes, 1987)
Sam Neill	...	Colonel Andrei Denisov (2 episodes, 1987)
Cindy Pickett	...	Amanda Bradford (2 episodes, 1987)
Dorian Harewood	...	Jeffrey Wyman (2 episodes, 1987)
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	General Petya Samanov (2 episodes, 1987)
Richard Bradford	...	Ward Milford (2 episodes, 1987)
Ivan Dixon	...	Dr. Alan Drummond (2 episodes, 1987)
Marcel Hillaire	...	Dieter Heinlander (2 episodes, 1987)
Ford Rainey	...	Will Milford (2 episodes, 1987)
Graham Beckel	...	Clayton Cullen (2 episodes, 1987)
Reiner Schöne	...	Major Helmut Gurtman (2 episodes, 1987)
Mariel Hemingway	...	Kimberly Ballard (2 episodes, 1987)
Christine Lahti	...	Alethea Milford (2 episodes, 1987)

Storyline

America has been bloodlessly taken over by the Soviet Union, leading to slave-labor camps for some, collaboration for others and rebellion for yet others.

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Plot Keywords:

intentionally misspelled title | soviet invasion | tv mini series

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Taglines:

1997. The world is different. The dream is the same. Let freedom ring.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Miehitetty Amerikka

Filming Locations:

Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Circle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

870 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The attack helicopters seen during the "Lincoln Week" parade were originally created for use in Blue Thunder.

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Quotes

Colonel Andrei Denisov: Why do you wish to help us?
Peter Bradford: I don't want to help you. I want to help my country.
Colonel Andrei Denisov: [deadly serious] There is no country.

User Reviews

It was better the second time around!

Certainly, after twelve long years, one tends to forget quite a bit of the content of a long movie. I'm no exception. It was hard to believe just how much I'd actually forgotten.

It remains one of the best pictures I've ever seen, from beginning to end. Theoretically, the events that occur are imaginable, the powerful acting awakens a feeling of patriotism and kinship with fellow Americans.

Although some feel the ending offers little closure, they were captivated by the plot as the rest of us were, feeling like one of the people of Milford with little else to lose but our self respect.

What can I say. . . everyone should see this movie at least once in their lives.