Meteor

107 min 1979 Published on, 1 year ago

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After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a 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 fire power. 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?

Country

United States

Genre

Action Thriller Adventure Science Fiction

Released

19 Oct, 1979

Main Cast

Sean Connery , Natalie Wood , Karl Malden , Brian Keith , Martin Landau

Supporting Cast

Trevor Howard , Richard Dysart , Henry Fonda , Joseph Campanella , Bo Brundin