By Dawn's Early Light 33 years old

Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.

By Dawn's Early Light

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

Credits

By Dawn's Early Light Cast

Name Character
Rip Torn He was 59, 88 years old when he died as E-4 Col. Fargo
Peter MacNicol He was 36, now 69 years old as Lt. Cmdr. Tom Sedgewicke
James Earl Jones He was 59, now 93 years old as Looking Glass General - 'Alice'
Richard Speight, Jr. He was 19, now 53 years old as SAC Guard
Jeffrey DeMunn He was 43, now 76 years old as E-4 Admiral - 'Harpoon'
Glenn Morshower He was 31, now 64 years old as F-18 Pilot
Martin Landau He was 61, 89 years old when he died as President
Rebecca De Mornay She was 30, now 64 years old as Capt. Moreau
Darren McGavin He was 68, 83 years old when he died as Condor - Secretary of Interior
Adrian Ricard as Mother in Woods
Ken Jenkins He was 49, now 83 years old as Looking Glass Colonel - 'Sam'
Powers Boothe He was 41, 68 years old when he died as Maj. Cassidy
Nicolas Coster He was 56, now 90 years old as General Renning - 'Icarus'
Danielle von Zerneck She was 24, now 58 years old as Radnor's Wife
Kieran Mulroney He was 24, now 58 years old as Radnor
Steve Rankin as E-4 Pilot
Mike Gomez He was 39, now 72 years old as E-4 Co-Pilot
Richard Assad as Turkish Controller
Pat Skipper He was 32, now 66 years old as Secret Service Agent
Daniel Benzali He was 40, now 74 years old as Bascombe
Dana Kimmell She was 30, now 64 years old as Tyler's Wife
Glenn Withrow He was 36, now 70 years old as Tyler
Steve Eastin He was 41, now 75 years old as Smitty
Scott Trost as E-4 Radioman
Katherine Cortez She was 39, now 73 years old as Moreau's Roommate
Annabella Price as FEMA Bunker Nurse
Paul Tompkins as SAC Aide #1
Randal Patrick as O'Toole
Dagmar Stanec as Turkish Controller
Katherine Cortez She was 39, now 73 years old as SAC Colonel
Annabella Price as Looking Glass Officer
Robert O'Reilly He was 40, now 74 years old as FEMA Radioman

By Dawn's Early Light Crew

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By Dawn's Early Light (33 years)

Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.

  • Release day: Saturday, May 19, 1990
  • Runtime: 101 minutes