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19 May 1990 (USA)
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Four People. Three Minutes. Two Choices. One Chance For Survival.
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The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries...
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Won Primetime Emmy.
Another 2 nominations
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Top notch nuclear thriller.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Powers Boothe | ... | Cassidy |
 | Rebecca De Mornay | ... | Moreau (as Rebecca DeMornay) |
 | James Earl Jones | ... | Alice |
 | Martin Landau | ... | President |
 | Darren McGavin | ... | Condor |
 | Rip Torn | ... | Colonel Fargo |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | Harpoon |
 | Peter MacNicol | ... | Sedgwick |
| Glenn Withrow | ... | Tyler |
| Ronald William Lawrence | ... | Hooker |
| Kieran Mulroney | ... | Radnor |
 | Nicolas Coster | ... | General Renning - 'Icarus' |
| Ken Jenkins | ... | Looking Glass Colonel - 'Sam' |
| Randal Patrick | ... | O'Toole |
| Daniel Benzali | ... | Bascombe |
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100 min
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The Emergency War Order code sent to launch the Strategic Air Command's long-range bombers depicted by the movie was "Alpha-Golf-Hotel-India-Delta" with an authentication time of "20:06:05 Zulu" and an authentication of "Sierra-Foxtrot."
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the cast credits, the character that reads "Lt Hooker" should read "Sgt Hooker"? After Maj O'Toole's death, Maj Cassidy tells Sgt Hooker that he has just received the first battlefield commission of this war, which means he is now a Second Lieutenant.
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References Planet of the Apes (1968)
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KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Um...okay.... | robertwnielsen |
| So who played the Soviet leader? | roximunro |
| Trinity's Child | Dignan1 |
| Grand Tour - what was it? | bmacleod52 |
| code words? | tardis11 |
| Considering the president? | xlars |
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There have been many global nuclear war stories, and this is not the best, but I've always loved this film.
It's a combination of cast and perspective. Whereas most films have a single strong storyline, and maybe a couple of smaller sub plots, this film bypasses that usual structure, preferring instead to use 3 or 4 main plotlines, all moving forward, all converging on the same point. Good non-traditional approach managed by a great non-traditional director, Jack Shoulder (The Hidden).
And for a film that did not go to theatres, this one has a strong cast: Powers Booth teams with Rebecca DeMornay to fly the nuclear bomber. James Earl Jones and Jeffrey DeMunn battle Darren McGavin and Rip Torn as they try to overthrow our world during the ensuing panic. And Martin Landau as the Prez trying to keep it all together.
Nice story, good pace, strong finish. I like it.