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Solar Attack

Solar Attack

Prepare for the Apocalypse...

20065.21h 31m

Overview

When the sun's increasing expulsions of plasma threaten to ignite methane in our atmosphere, international tensions rise while scientists race for a solution to avoid natural disaster.

Directed by Paul Ziller
Written by Michael Konyves, Miguel Tejada-Flores
Produced by Gordon Yang
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Top Cast

Mark Dacascos

Mark Dacascos

Lucas Foster

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

President Ryan Gordon

Joanne Kelly

Joanne Kelly

Joanna Parks

Kevin Jubinville

Kevin Jubinville

Brad Stamp

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Admiral Lawrence

Tim Post

Tim Post

Joe Aguilar

Sugith Varughese

Sugith Varughese

Patel

Bill Lake

Bill Lake

Captain Misha Gregorovitch

Duane Murray

Duane Murray

Lt. Copeland

Conrad Coates

Conrad Coates

Colonel Alby

Themes & Keywords

natural disastersolar flaredisastersolar stormdisaster movie

About Solar Attack

Solar Attack is a action, science fiction, thriller, tv movie film released in 2006 exploring themes of natural disaster, solar flare, disaster, solar storm, disaster movie. Directed by Paul Ziller, it stars Mark Dacascos, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanne Kelly. When the sun's increasing expulsions of plasma threaten to ignite methane in our atmosphere, international tensions rise while scientists race for a solution to avoid natural disaster.

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