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Meteor

Release Date:October 19, 1979

Running Time:107 min

Genres:Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Cast

Sean Connery Natalie Wood Karl Malden Brian Keith Martin Landau Trevor Howard Richard Dysart Henry Fonda Joseph Campanella Bo Brundin Katherine De Hetre James G. Richardson

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Synopsis

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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