A nuclear physicist concludes that constant nuclear testing will bring about the apocalypse, so he attempts to warn US and USSR officials, as well as contact a Portuguese women who claims Virgin Marry warned her about this in 1911.
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| Martin Sheen | ... | Dr. Alex Carmody | |
| Peter Firth | ... | Dr. Kenneth Parrish | |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | Father Joe Ryan | |
| Frances Tomelty | ... | Jackie Hampton | |
| Kenneth Haigh | |||
| Dudley Sutton | ... | Soviet professor | |
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Bobby Sherman | ||
| Fionnula Flanagan | ... | Diane Carmody | |
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Valerie Braddell | ||
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Judith Burnett | ||
| Ramon Estevez | ... | Brian Carmody | |
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Peggy Frankston | ||
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François Guétary | ||
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Daniel Wozniak | ... | Uri |
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A nuclear physicist concludes that constant nuclear testing will bring about the apocalypse, so he attempts to warn US and USSR officials, as well as contact a Portuguese women who claims Virgin Marry warned her about this in 1911.
Plot Keywords:
reference to the virgin mary | religion | warning | pacifism | nuclear war |Taglines:
A chain reaction. Only he can stop it. Tomorrow's dawn is in his hands.Genres:
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November 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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At 13:18 when Dr Carmody is about to reverse out of his driveway returning to the laboratory, (after Dr Parrish's revelation of the results of his experiment to the media), a dog can be clearly seen outside the hedges, in the front of the lawn. A second later the dog is gone. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It was fun developing the story and writing the script. This movie is currently on YouTube for anyone interested. I wrote in 1983 at the height of the fear of nuclear war among Russia and the US. I wanted a story that showed a way out of the stalement the world found itself in.