By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
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.
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Top Billed Cast: Douglas Tolbert, Glenn Withrow, Powers Boothe
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Powers Boothe
Cassidy
Rebecca De Mornay
Moreau
James Earl Jones
Alice
Martin Landau
President
Darren McGavin
Condor
Rip Torn
Colonel Fargo
Jeffrey DeMunn
Harpoon
Peter MacNicol
Sedgwick
Glenn Withrow
Tyler
Ronald William Lawrence
Hooker
Kieran Mulroney
Radnor
Nicolas Coster
Icarus
Ken Jenkins
Sam
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Randal Patrick
O'Toole
Daniel Benzali
Bascombe
Robert O'Reilly
FEMA Radioman
Annabella Price
FEMA Bunker Nurse
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Ann Gillespie
Marie
Glenn Morshower
F-18 Pilot
Dana Kimmell
Tyler's Wife
Jon Paul Steuer
Timmy Tyler
Danielle von Zerneck
Radnor's Wife
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Katherine Cortez
Moreau's Roommate
Jon Cedar
SAC Colonel
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Paul Tompkins
SAC Aide #1
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Tony Rayner
SAC Computer Operator
Richard Speight Jr.
SAC Guard
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T.R. Marino
SAC Aide #2
Steve Eastin
Smitty
Steve Rankin
E-4 Pilot
Mike Gomez
E-4 Co-Pilot
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Scott Trost
E-4 Radioman
Pat Skipper
Secret Service Agent
Adrian Ricard
Mother in Woods
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Douglas Tolbert
Little Boy in Woods
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Bill Moynihan
Hooded Medic
