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The Final Countdown
Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.
( Action / Sci-Fi / War )

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MPAA Rating:
PG

US Runtime: 103 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jan 31, 1980   []		  
Director: Don Taylor   [Director]
 
Writers: David Ambrose   [Screenplay]
David Ambrose   [Story]
Gerry Davis   [Screenplay]
Thomas Hunter   [Screenplay]
Thomas Hunter   [Story]
Peter Powell   [Screenplay]
Peter Powell   [Story]
 
Producers: Peter Douglas   [Producer]
Lloyd Kaufman   [Associate Producer]
Richard R. St. Johns   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Robert K. Lambert   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by John Scott   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Fernando Carrere   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Ray Summers   [Costume Design]
 
Production Companys: Bryna Productions   (US)
United Artists   (US)
 

Plot Summary:

    A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
Kirk Douglas
Capt. Matthew Yelland
Martin Sheen
Warren Lasky
Katharine Ross
Laurel Scott
James Farentino
Wing Commander Richard T. Owens
Ron O'Neal
Commander Dan Thurman
Charles Durning
Senator Samuel Chapman
Victor Mohica
Black Cloud
James Coleman
Lt. Perry
Soon-Tek Oh
Simura
Alvin Ing
Lt. Kajima
 
Lloyd Kaufman
LCdr. Kaufman
Dan Fitzgerald
Navy Doctor
Peter Douglas
Quartermaster
Joe Lowry
Cdr. Damon
Ted Richert
Tideman's Assistant
Mark Thomas
Marine Cpl. Kullman
Harold Bergman
Bellman
George Warren
Tideman's Bodyguard
Richard Liberty
LCdr. Moss
Gary Morgan
Helicopter Crewman
 
 
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Special Effects Department:
Holoco
laser effects
  
 
Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$16,647,800
Color Info:
Color (TVC)

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