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Feature film — 1980

The Final Countdown (1980)

6.61h 43mWar — Action — Science Fiction

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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A high-signal pick with 713 votes.

Bryna Productions / United Artists

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Director: Don Taylor

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Cast & crew

Kirk Douglas as Capt. Matthew Yelland

Kirk Douglas

Capt. Matthew Yelland

Martin Sheen as Warren Lasky

Martin Sheen

Warren Lasky

Katharine Ross as Laurel Scott

Katharine Ross

Laurel Scott

James Farentino as Wing Commander Richard T. Owens

James Farentino

Wing Commander Richard T. Owens

Ron O'Neal as Commander Dan Thurman

Ron O'Neal

Commander Dan Thurman

Charles Durning as Senator Samuel Chapman

Charles Durning

Senator Samuel Chapman

Victor Mohica as Black Cloud

Victor Mohica

Black Cloud

J

James Coleman

Lt. Perry

Soon-Tek Oh as Simura

Soon-Tek Oh

Simura

Alvin Ing as Lt. Kajima

Alvin Ing

Lt. Kajima

Lloyd Kaufman as LCdr. Kaufman

Lloyd Kaufman

LCdr. Kaufman

Dan Fitzgerald as Navy Doctor

Dan Fitzgerald

Navy Doctor

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