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By Dawn's Early Light (1990)

May 19, 1990 · 1h 41m

6.5/10 TMDB user score
73 votes on TMDB

Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

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  • Powers Boothe Powers Boothe Cassidy
  • Rebecca De Mornay Rebecca De Mornay Moreau
  • James Earl Jones James Earl Jones Alice
  • Martin Landau Martin Landau President
  • Darren McGavin Darren McGavin Condor
  • Rip Torn Rip Torn Colonel Fargo
  • Jeffrey DeMunn Jeffrey DeMunn Harpoon
  • Peter MacNicol Peter MacNicol Sedgwick
  • Glenn Withrow Glenn Withrow Tyler
  • Ronald William Lawrence Ronald William Lawrence Hooker
  • Kieran Mulroney Kieran Mulroney Radnor
  • Nicolas Coster Nicolas Coster Icarus
  • Ken Jenkins Ken Jenkins Sam
  • Randal Patrick O'Toole
  • Daniel Benzali Daniel Benzali Bascombe
  • Robert O'Reilly Robert O'Reilly FEMA Radioman

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