Movie
“It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!”
5.1/10
1979
1h 47m
en
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?
Director
Ronald Neame
Writers
Stanley Mann, Edmund H. North
Movie Information
Release Date
October 19, 1979
Runtime
1h 47m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
158
Production
Meteor Joint Venture
Palladium Productions
