By Dawn's Early Light (1989)
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Soviet radicals upset with the thawing of the Cold War explode a nuclear weapon in Russia, setting off a series of events that may very well trigger World War III. The president (Martin Landau) has been isolated after a helicopter accident and must outwit government and military officials who are… More Soviet radicals upset with the thawing of the Cold War explode a nuclear weapon in Russia, setting off a series of events that may very well trigger World War III. The president (Martin Landau) has been isolated after a helicopter accident and must outwit government and military officials who are attempting to go forward with the war. The film centers on the relationship between a pair of American pilots who have been ordered to bomb the U.S.S.R. and the attempts by some factions to bring them home before global Armageddon. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jack Sholder
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Television, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- May 19, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
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Cast
- Daniel Benzali
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Powers Boothe
as Cassidy
- Jon Cedar
- Katherine Cortez
- Nicolas Coster
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Rebecca De Mornay
as Moreau
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Jeffrey DeMunn
as Harpoon
- Steve Eastin
- Ann H. Gillespie
- Mike Gomez
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James Earl Jones
as Alice
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Martin Landau
as President
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Ronald William Lawrence
as Hooker
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Peter MacNicol
as Sedgewicke
- Glenn Morshower
- Kieran Mulroney
- Robert O'Reilly
- Adrian Ricard
- Pat Skipper
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Glenn Withrow
as Tyler
- Ken Jenkins
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Darren McGavin
as Condor
- Randal Patrick
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Rip Torn
as Colonel Fargo
- Annabella Price
- Danielle von Zerneck
- Richard Assad
- Rebecca DeMornay

