

19/05/1990
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.

Powers Boothe
as Cassidy

Rebecca De Mornay
as Moreau

James Earl Jones
as Alice

Martin Landau
as President

Darren McGavin
as Condor

Rip Torn
as Colonel Fargo

Jeffrey DeMunn
as Harpoon

Peter MacNicol
as Sedgwick

Glenn Withrow
as Tyler

Ronald William Lawrence
as Hooker

Kieran Mulroney
as Radnor

Nicolas Coster
as Icarus

Ken Jenkins
as Sam

Randal Patrick
as O'Toole

Daniel Benzali
as Bascombe

Robert O'Reilly
as FEMA Radioman

Annabella Price
as FEMA Bunker Nurse

Ann Gillespie
as Marie

Glenn Morshower
as F-18 Pilot

Dana Kimmell
as Tyler's Wife

Jon Paul Steuer
as Timmy Tyler

Danielle von Zerneck
as Radnor's Wife

Katherine Cortez
as Moreau's Roommate

Jon Cedar
as SAC Colonel

Paul Tompkins
as SAC Aide #1

Tony Rayner
as SAC Computer Operator

Richard Speight Jr.
as SAC Guard

T.R. Marino
as SAC Aide #2

Steve Eastin
as Smitty

Steve Rankin
as E-4 Pilot

Mike Gomez
as E-4 Co-Pilot

Scott Trost
as E-4 Radioman

Pat Skipper
as Secret Service Agent

Adrian Ricard
as Mother in Woods

Douglas Tolbert
as Little Boy in Woods

Bill Moynihan
as Hooded Medic

Dagmar Stanec
as Turkish Controller

Ray Nazzari
as Turkish Coordinating Inspector

Richard Assad
as Turkish Controller
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