World War III
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Bob Minor
James Hampton
Katherine Helmond
John Lehne
Robert O'reilly
Lee Wallace
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The world is placed on the brink of a nuclear holocaust following a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union when an insurgent Russian military group lays siege to the Alaskan pipeline in retaliation for an American grain embargo. U.S. President Rock Hudson and Soviet General Secretary Brian Keith find themselves hard-pressed to head off the escalating conflict. Veteran director Boris Sagal was killed in a helicopter accident during the first days of location filming which, rather than being done in Alaska, ultimately took place indoors at Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios. The film won an Emmy Award for its makeup and a nomination for sound mixing.
Cast
Bob Minor
James Hampton
Katherine Helmond
John Lehne
Robert O'reilly
Lee Wallace
Michael Fairman
Joseph Sagal
Cathy Lee Crosby
Susan Niven
Anthony Shaw
Bruce Winant
Herbert Jefferson
Jerry Hardin
Rick Fitts
Liz Sheridan
Brad Blaisdell
Frank Dent
Brian Keith
Rock Hudson
Jeroen Krabbe
Steve Tannen
Donegan Smith
Kai Wulff
Joseph G Medalis
Art Evans
William Traylor
Harry Basch
David Soul
Marcus Mukai
Thomas Hill
Richard Yniguez
Robert Prosky
Lesley Woods
Anne Gerety
Meeno Peluce
Crew
Pat Finnegan
William R. Finnegan
Fred Goetz
Robert L. Joseph
Robert L. Kimble
Bruce Lansbury
Stevan Larner
Bill Malley
Gil Melle
Jacques Nosco
Parkie Singh
Paul Stanhope
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 1, 1982
Aired in United States January 31, 1982
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