Summary
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
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Cast
Sean Connery
Paul Bradley
Natalie Wood
Tatiana Donskaya
Karl Malden
Harry Sherwood
Brian Keith
Dr. Dubov
Martin Landau
General Adlon
Trevor Howard
Sir Michael Hughes
Richard Dysart
Secretary of Defense
Henry Fonda
The President
Joseph Campanella
General Easton
Bo Brundin
Rolf Manheim
Roger Robinson
Bill Hunter
Michael Zaslow
Sam Mason
John Findlater
Astronaut Tom Easton
Allen Williams
Astronaut Michael McKendrick
Bibi Besch
Helen Bradley
Gregory Gaye
Russian Premier
Clyde Kusatsu
Yamashiro
Burke Byrnes
Coast Guard Officer
Philip Sterling
Russian Representative
Sybil Danning
Girl Skier
Joan Foley
Communications Center Technician
Read Morgan
Communications Center Technician
Stu Nahan
Football Announcer
James Bacon
News Reporter
Domingo Ambriz
Boy with Radio
Peter Donat
Opening Sequence Narrator (voice)
Simon Cadell
British News Reporter (uncredited)