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Countdown to Looking Glass

Countdown to Looking Glass
★ 6.1/10•1984•1h 30m•Drama•TV Movie

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.

Fred Barzyk · Director

Albert Ruben · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 14, 1984

Actors

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Michael Boyle

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Bob Calhoun

Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Dorian Waldorf

Patrick Watson

Patrick Watson

Don Tobin

Nancy Dickerson

Self

Eric Sevareid

Eric Sevareid

Self

Matsu Anderson

Matsu Yamada

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Mrs. Langhorn

Michael Beattie

Michael Beattie

Youth #1

Richard Comar

Pentagon Spokesman

Murray Cruchley

Murray Cruchley

Faye Dance

Anne Gailmore

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