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By Dawn's Early Light

Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Profanity
Movie Release: 1989
DVD Release: 06/01/2004
Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
Studio: HBO Home Video
Members Wishing: 2
Genres: Thriller, War, Sci-Fi Disaster Film, Political Thriller

DVD Synopsis

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, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Damian M. (ratchet) wrote on 3/11/2009...

A taut thriller dealing with the initial stages of a nuclear war between the US and USSR which takes place in 1991. Rip Torn and James Earl Jones star in this film which features the Secretary of Interior assuming the duties of the president as the first strikes take out the majority of the leaders in Washington. Keeps the watcher interested despite the limited budget and few sets. The love story was really unnecessary and seemed to be added for merely Hollywood convention.