Meteor

Meteor

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Meteor

"It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!"

1979

1h 47m

5.1(154 votes)

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 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?

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American International Pictures

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Cast & Crew

61 members

Acting

Sean Connery

Paul Bradley

Sean Connery

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Natalie Wood

Tatiana Donskaya

Natalie Wood

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Karl Malden

Harry Sherwood

Karl Malden

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Brian Keith

Dr. Dubov

Brian Keith

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Martin Landau

General Adlon

Martin Landau

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Trevor Howard

Sir Michael Hughes

Trevor Howard

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Richard Dysart

Secretary of Defense

Richard Dysart

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Henry Fonda

The President

Henry Fonda

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Joseph Campanella

General Easton

Joseph Campanella

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Bo Brundin

Rolf Manheim

Bo Brundin

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Katherine De Hetre

Jan Watkins

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James G. Richardson

Alan Marshall

James G. Richardson

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Roger Robinson

Bill Hunter

Roger Robinson

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Michael Zaslow

Sam Mason

Michael Zaslow

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John Findlater

Astronaut Tom Easton

John Findlater

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Paul Tulley

Astronaut Bill Frager

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Allen Williams

Astronaut Michael McKendrick

Allen Williams

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Bibi Besch

Helen Bradley

Bibi Besch

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Gregory Gaye

Russian Premier

Gregory Gaye

Acting

Clyde Kusatsu

Yamashiro

Clyde Kusatsu

Acting

Burke Byrnes

Coast Guard Officer

Burke Byrnes

Acting

Joe Medalis

Bartender

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Charles Bartlett

Guard

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Raymond O'Keefe

Guard

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Henry Olek

Army Translator

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Peter Bourne

U.N. President

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Writing

Stanley Mann

Canadian Representative

Stanley Mann

Directing

Ronald Neame

British Representative

Ronald Neame

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Philip Sterling

Russian Representative

Philip Sterling

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Arthur Adams

Ghana Representative

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Fred Carney

United States Representative

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Sybil Danning

Girl Skier

Sybil Danning

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Meschino Paterlini

Boy Skier

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Joe Yune

Siberian Man

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Eileen Saki

Siberian Woman

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Crew

Christine Anne Baur

Communications Center Technician

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Paul Camen

Communications Center Technician

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Dorothy Catching

Communications Center Technician

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Bill Couch

Communications Center Technician

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William Darr

Communications Center Technician

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Joan Foley

Communications Center Technician

Joan Foley

Acting

Paul Laurence

Communications Center Technician

Paul Laurence

Crew

John Moio

Communications Center Technician

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Read Morgan

Communications Center Technician

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Crew

Conrad E. Palmisano

Communications Center Technician

Conrad E. Palmisano

Editing

Tony Rocco

Communications Center Technician

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Crew

Jesse Wayne

Communications Center Technician

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Acting

Carole Hemingway

Sherwood's Secretary

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Clete Roberts

Network Newscaster

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Stu Nahan

Football Announcer

Stu Nahan

Acting

Osman Ragheb

Swiss TV Newscaster

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Yu Wing

Chinese Fisherman

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Yau Tsui Ling

Chinese Fisherman's Wife

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Crew

Ricker Slaven

Canteen Worker

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James Bacon

News Reporter

James Bacon

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Yani Begakis

News Reporter

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Selma Archerd

Woman in Subway

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Acting

Domingo Ambriz

Boy with Radio

Domingo Ambriz

Acting

Peter Donat

Opening Sequence Narrator (voice)

Peter Donat

Acting

Simon Cadell

British News Reporter (uncredited)

Simon Cadell

Acting

John McKinney

Peter Watson

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