World War III (1982)

TV Movie | 200 min | Drama, Thriller

In 1987, Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by ... See full summary »

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David Soul

Col. Jake Caffey
Brian Keith

Secretary General Gorny
Cathy Lee Crosby

Maj. Kate Breckenridge
Jeroen Krabbé

Col. Alexander Vorashin
Robert Prosky

Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
Katherine Helmond

Dorothy Longworth
James Hampton

Richard Hickman
Rock Hudson

President Thomas McKenna
Harry Basch

Adm. Vernon Blanchard
Frank Dent

Tim Hardy
Rick Fitts

Maj. George Devery
John Lehne

Brig. Gen. Gard Roberts
Marcus K. Mukai

Sgt. Johnny Parson

(as Marcus Mukai)
William Traylor

Maj. Nicolai Saamaretz
Lee Wallace

Dr. Jules Farber

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Directors:

David Greene , Boris Sagal

Writer:

Robert L. Joseph

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Another 1 nomination.

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The meeting between the American and Russian presidents in a Reykjavik school gym predates the very similar meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev just four years later ("The Reykjavik Summit"), though both likely drew some inspiration from the ... ...

Quotes

Col. Alexander Vorashin: The sad thing about death, Major, is they don't even know they've died.

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By The End Of The Movie Coup Leaders Decide On An All-Out Nuclear Strike, Mistakenly Believing That U. S. Law Requires The President To Obtain Congressional Approval Before An American Nuclear Attack. In Actuality The President Does Not Need Congressional Approval To Use Nuclear Weapons.