Countdown to Looking Glass

6.1 (16 votes)• 1984• 90m•Released

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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.

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Languages: English

Director: Fred Barzyk

Starring Cast: Scott Glenn, Michael Murphy, Helen Shaver, Patrick Watson, Nancy Dickerson, Eric Sevareid

Cast

Scott Glenn

Michael Boyle

Michael Murphy

Bob Calhoun

Helen Shaver

Dorian Waldorf

Patrick Watson

Don Tobin

Nancy Dickerson

Self

Eric Sevareid

Self

Matsu Anderson

Matsu Yamada

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Mrs. Langhorn

Michael Beattie

Youth #1

Richard Comar

Pentagon Spokesman

Murray Cruchley

Faye Dance

Anne Gailmore

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