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?

Sean Connery
Paul Bradley

Natalie Wood
Tatiana Donskaya

Karl Malden
Harry Sherwood

Brian Keith
Dr. Dubov

Martin Landau
General Adlon

Trevor Howard
Sir Michael Hughes

Richard Dysart
Secretary of Defense

Henry Fonda
The President
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Release Date
October 19, 1979
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
PG
Genres
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Director