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.
Cast
- Scott Glenn as Michael Boyle
- Michael Murphy as Bob Calhoun
- Helen Shaver as Dorian Waldorf
- Patrick Watson as Don Tobin
- Nancy Dickerson as Self
- Eric Sevareid as Self
- Matsu Anderson as Matsu Yamada
- Barbara Barnes-Hopkins as Mrs. Langhorn
- Michael Beattie as Youth #1
- Richard Comar as Pentagon Spokesman