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The Final Countdown

1980 · 1h 43m · War · Action · Science Fiction

Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.

IMDb
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
51

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Overview

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Cast

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Capt. Matthew Yelland

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Warren Lasky

Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross

Laurel Scott

James Farentino

James Farentino

Wing Commander Richard T. Owens

Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal

Commander Dan Thurman

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Senator Samuel Chapman

Victor Mohica

Victor Mohica

Black Cloud

James Coleman

Lt. Perry

Soon-Tek Oh

Soon-Tek Oh

Simura

Alvin Ing

Alvin Ing

Lt. Kajima

Lloyd Kaufman

Lloyd Kaufman

LCdr. Kaufman

Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald

Navy Doctor

Peter Douglas

Quartermaster

Joe Lowry

Cdr. Damon

Ted Richert

Tideman's Assistant

Mark Thomas

Marine Cpl. Kullman

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
January 31, 1980
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
PG
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$16,647,800
Genres
War, Action, Science Fiction

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