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A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents destroys Donetsk, Ukraine, triggering a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. When the U.S. president is believed killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.
- Directors
- Jack Sholder
- Cast
- Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Darren McGavin, Rip Torn, Jeffrey DeMunn, Peter MacNicol, Glenn Withrow, Ronald William Lawrence, Kieran Mulroney, Nicolas Coster, Ken Jenkins, Randal Patrick, Daniel Benzali, Robert O'Reilly, Annabella Price, Ann Gillespie, Glenn Morshower, Dana Kimmell
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller
- Release date
- 1990-05-19
- Studios
- Daniel L. Paulson Productions, HBO
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Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War launch a nuclear warhead that destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The attack sets off a frantic race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. As the U.S. president struggles to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, subordinates panic. When the president is believed killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers seize control.
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