Meteor
It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!
5.2
180 votes
1979
1h 47m
Science Fiction
Thriller
Action
Overview
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 that 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, which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
Directed by Ronald Neame
Top cast
Sean Connery
Paul Bradley
Natalie Wood
Tatiana Donskaya
Karl Malden
Harry Sherwood
Brian Keith
Dr. Dubov
Martin Landau
General Adlon
Trevor Howard
Michael Hughes
Richard Dysart
Secretary of Defense
Henry Fonda
The President
Joseph Campanella
General Easton
Bo Brundin
Rolf ManheimK
Katherine De Hetre
Jan Watkins
James G. Richardson
Alan Marshall
Roger Robinson
Bill HunterM
Michael Zaslow
Sam MasonJ
John McKinney
Peter Watson
John Findlater
Tom EastonP
Paul Tulley
Bill Frager
Allen Williams
Michael McKendrick
Bibi Besch
Helen Bradley
Gregory Gaye
Russian PremierDetails
Status
Released
Release date
October 19, 1979
Budget
$16M
Revenue
$12.6M
Language
English, French, Russian
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