Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)

6.1/10 • 90 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.

Cast

Scott Glenn

Michael Boyle

Michael Murphy

Bob Calhoun

Helen Shaver

Dorian Waldorf

Patrick Watson

Don Tobin

Eric Sevareid

Self

Michael Beattie

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