Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)

  • NR
  • 10/14/1984 (US)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 30m

Overview

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.

Fred Barzyk

Director

Albert Ruben

Writer

Cast

Scott Glenn's headshot

Scott Glenn

Michael Boyle
Michael Murphy's headshot

Michael Murphy

Bob Calhoun
Helen Shaver's headshot

Helen Shaver

Dorian Waldorf
Patrick Watson's headshot

Patrick Watson

Don Tobin
Nancy Dickerson's headshot

Nancy Dickerson

Self
Eric Sevareid's headshot

Eric Sevareid

Self
Matsu Anderson's headshot

Matsu Anderson

Matsu Yamada
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins's headshot

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Mrs. Langhorn

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