Countdown to Looking Glass
– A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, ..
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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Release Date:
14 Oct 1984
Language:
English
Director:
Fred Barzyk
Writer:
Albert Ruben
Main Actors:
Scott Glenn, Michael Murphy, Helen Shaver, Patrick Watson
Plot:
Docudrama uses fictional reports of a crisis in the Middle East, which leads to a nuclear confrontation between the US and the USSR. "Looking Glass" is the code word for the Strategic Air Command's control plane which is to be used in the case of nuclear war.
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2 wins & 1 nomination.
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