The crew of a Trident missile submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is to make its victims hallucinate...
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Title: The Fifth Missile (TV Movie 1986)
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| Robert Conrad | ... | Cmdr. Mark Van Meer | |
| Sam Waterston | ... | Capt. Allard Renslow | |
| Richard Roundtree | ... | Cmdr. Frederick Bryce | |
| Jonathan Banks | ... | Ray Olson | |
| Art LaFleur | ... | 'Animal' Meslinsky | |
| Dennis Holahan | ... | Warden | |
| Sergio Fantoni | ... | Pietro | |
| Yvette Mimieux | ... | Cheryl Leary | |
| David Soul | ... | Capt. Kevin Harris | |
| Ed Bishop | ... | Adm. Stewart Cullinane | |
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Michael Aronin | ... | Ernie Gradow |
| William Berger | ... | Dr. Strickland | |
| David Gilliam | ... | Longstreet | |
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Trevor Thomas | ... | McCune |
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Donald Stewart | ... | Adm. Howard |
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The crew of a Trident missile submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is to make its victims hallucinate, and the sub's Captain imagines that he has been given an order to actually attack Russia. He prepares to do exactly that.
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submarine | psychiatrist | u boat | world war three | race against time |Certificate:
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Yes, it is a bit cheesy. But it's suspenseful and entertaining, and one of my favorites; there are some excellent actors in the film, and they do a commendable job given the limitations of plot and characters. It's interesting to see David Soul in a 'bad guy' role; I thought he was quite believable--and rather chilling--as the ever-more-paranoid CO. Robert Conrad is a long-time favorite--I think he brings his character to life very well; and Sam Waterston has been star quality in everything of his I've watched--movies or TV.
I watch this movie every so often but our tape (a VHS TV copy I got) is such poor quality it's difficult to fully enjoy it. This is a movie I think they should put out on DVD; maybe it wouldn't be universally sought after, but I'm sure there are lots of people like me out there who like this sort of film so there WOULD be a market for a DVD version. I'll keep hoping!