By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light (1990)

Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.

  • Genre: TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1990-05-19
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 53 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Daniel L. Paulson Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jack Sholder
star 6.5/10
From 53 Ratings

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Summary

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.

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  • 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
Directing Jack Sholder Director
Crew Pat Romano Stunts
Writing Bruce Gilbert Teleplay
Writing William Prochnau Novel
Production Bruce Gilbert Executive Producer
Production Thomas M. Hammel Producer
Production Susan Moore Associate Producer
Sound Trevor Jones Original Music Composer
Camera Alexander Gruszynski Director of Photography
Editing Tony Lombardo Editor
Production Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting