By Dawn's Early Light

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-05-19

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1942 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Genres:

Drama Thriller Action

Cast:

Powers Boothe Rebecca De Mornay James Earl Jones Martin Landau

Writer:

William Prochnau (novel)

Bruce Gilbert (teleplay)

Fullplot:

The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries desperately to regain control of his military after his helicopter crashes during a limited nuclear exchange in this film with a scenario similar to Fail Safe (1964) and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Originally a made for cable movie, it concentrates on the relationship between a veteran pilot and his female co-pilot and the president's attempt to wrest control away from a war-mongering successor.

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