United States / Oct 19, 1979 / PG
It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Henry Fonda | The President |
| Joseph Campanella | General Easton |
| Bo Brundin | Rolf Manheim |
| Katherine De Hetre | Jan Watkins |
| James G. Richardson | Alan Marshall |
| Roger Robinson | Bill Hunter |
| Michael Zaslow | Sam Mason |
| John Findlater | Astronaut Tom Easton |
| Paul Tulley | Astronaut Bill Frager |
| Allen Williams | Astronaut Michael McKendrick |
| Bibi Besch | Helen Bradley |
| Gregory Gaye | Russian Premier |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Yamashiro |
| Burke Byrnes | Coast Guard Officer |
| Joe Medalis | Bartender |
| Charles Bartlett | Guard |
| Raymond O'Keefe | Guard |
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| Henry Olek | Army Translator |
| Peter Bourne | U.N. President |
| Stanley Mann | Canadian Representative |
| Ronald Neame | British Representative |
| Philip Sterling | Russian Representative |
| Arthur Adams | Ghana Representative |
| Fred Carney | United States Representative |
| Sybil Danning | Girl Skier |
| Meschino Paterlini | Boy Skier |
| Joe Yune | Siberian Man |
| Eileen Saki | Siberian Woman |
| Christine Anne Baur | Communications Center Technician |
| Paul Camen | Communications Center Technician |
| Dorothy Catching | Communications Center Technician |
| Bill Couch | Communications Center Technician |
| William Darr | Communications Center Technician |
| Joan Foley | Communications Center Technician |
| Paul Laurence | Communications Center Technician |
| John Moio | Communications Center Technician |
| Read Morgan | Communications Center Technician |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Communications Center Technician |
| Tony Rocco | Communications Center Technician |
| Jesse Wayne | Communications Center Technician |
| Carole Hemingway | Sherwood's Secretary |
| Clete Roberts | Network Newscaster |
| Stu Nahan | Football Announcer |
| Osman Ragheb | Swiss TV Newscaster |
| Yu Wing | Chinese Fisherman |
| Yau Tsui Ling | Chinese Fisherman's Wife |
| Ricker Slaven | Canteen Worker |
| James Bacon | News Reporter |
| Yani Begakis | News Reporter |
| Selma Archerd | Woman in Subway |
| Domingo Ambriz | Boy with Radio |
| Peter Donat | Opening Sequence Narrator (voice) |
| Simon Cadell | British News Reporter (uncredited) |
| John McKinney | Peter Watson |
Genres
Science FictionThrillerAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Meteor |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Français, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | American International Pictures, Meteor Joint Venture, Palladium Productions |
| Release date | 19 ottobre 1979 |
| Executive producer | Sandy Howard, Gabriel Katzka, Samuel Z. Arkoff |
| Production | Arnold H. Orgolini, Theodore R. Parvin, Run Run Shaw |
| Writer | Stanley Mann, Edmund H. North |
| Editing | Carl Kress |
| Cinematography | Paul Lohmann, Ron Frantzvog |
| Assistant directors | Daniel McCauley, Albert M. Shapiro, D. Scott Easton, Ronald Neame |
| Camera operators | Paul Lohmann, Ron Frantzvog |
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| Additional photography | Paul Lohmann, Ron Frantzvog |
| Production design | Edward C. Carfagno, David A. Constable, Barbara Krieger |
| Art direction | David A. Constable, Barbara Krieger, Edward C. Carfagno |
| Set decoration | Barbara Krieger, David A. Constable, Edward C. Carfagno |
| Special effects | Glen Robinson |
| Visual effects | William Cruse, Margo Anderson |
| Stunts | |
| Music | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Sound | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Costume design | Albert Wolsky, Lynn Del Kail, Edwin Butterworth, Sugar Blymyer, Del Armstrong, Hallie Smith-Simmons |
| Makeup | Edwin Butterworth, Del Armstrong, Hallie Smith-Simmons, Lynn Del Kail, Albert Wolsky, Sugar Blymyer |
| Hairstyling | Lynn Del Kail, Albert Wolsky, Edwin Butterworth, Sugar Blymyer, Del Armstrong, Hallie Smith-Simmons |
| Budget | 16.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 12.600.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Dec 20, 1979 / PG / Originally A
Germany / Feb 21, 1980 / 12
Thailand / Mar 14, 1980
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