Meteor (1979)
Overview
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?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $16,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12,600,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.5719 |
Directed By
Ronald Neame
Crew
Bill Ewing
Ronald Neame
Stanley Mann
Edmund H. North
Edmund H. North
Arnold H. Orgolini
Theodore R. Parvin
Sandy Howard
Gabriel Katzka
Laurence Rosenthal
Paul Lohmann
Carl Kress
Edward C. Carfagno
David A. Constable
Barbara Krieger
Albert Wolsky
William Cruse
Margo Anderson
Del Armstrong
Edwin Butterworth
Hallie Smith-Simmons
Sugar Blymyer
Lynn Del Kail
Samuel Z. Arkoff
D. Scott Easton
Daniel McCauley
Albert M. Shapiro
Run Run Shaw
Glen Robinson
Bruce Paul Barbour
Leah Creed
Roger Creed
Ted Duncan
Larry Duran
Kenny Endoso
Martha Garza
Barbara Eaton
Len Glascow
Marilyn Jones
Jack Lilley
Nick Palmisano
George Robotham
Sonny Shields
Bob Bralver
Leslie Hoffman
Al Wyatt Sr.
Jesse Wayne
Ron Frantzvog
TOP 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
Katherine De Hetre
Jan Watkins
James G. Richardson
Alan Marshall
Roger Robinson
Bill Hunter
Michael Zaslow
Sam Mason
John Findlater
Astronaut Tom Easton
Paul Tulley
Astronaut Bill Frager
Allen Williams
Astronaut Michael McKendrick
Bibi Besch
Helen Bradley
Gregory Gaye
Russian Premier
Clyde Kusatsu
Yamashiro
Burke Byrnes
Coast Guard Officer
Joe Medalis
Bartender
Charles Bartlett
Guard
Raymond O'Keefe
Guard
Henry Olek
Army Translator
Peter Bourne
U.N. President
Stanley Mann
Canadian Representative
Ronald Neame
British Representative
Philip Sterling
Russian Representative
Arthur Adams
Ghana Representative
Fred Carney
United States Representative
Sybil Danning
Girl Skier
Meschino Paterlini
Boy Skier
Joe Yune
Siberian Man
Eileen Saki
Siberian Woman
Christine Anne Baur
Communications Center Technician
Paul Camen
Communications Center Technician
Dorothy Catching
Communications Center Technician
Bill Couch
Communications Center Technician
William Darr
Communications Center Technician
Joan Foley
Communications Center Technician
Paul Laurence
Communications Center Technician
John Moio
Communications Center Technician
Read Morgan
Communications Center Technician
Conrad E. Palmisano
Communications Center Technician
Tony Rocco
Communications Center Technician
Jesse Wayne
Communications Center Technician
Carole Hemingway
Sherwood's Secretary
Clete Roberts
Network Newscaster
Stu Nahan
Football Announcer
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