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The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.

19806.61h 43m

Overview

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Directed by Don Taylor
Written by David Ambrose, Thomas Hunter, Gerry Davis
Produced by Peter Douglas
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $16.6M

Top Cast

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Capt. Matthew Yelland

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Warren Lasky

Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross

Laurel Scott

James Farentino

James Farentino

Wing Commander Richard T. Owens

Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal

Commander Dan Thurman

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Senator Samuel Chapman

Victor Mohica

Victor Mohica

Black Cloud

J

James Coleman

Lt. Perry

Soon-Tek Oh

Soon-Tek Oh

Simura

Alvin Ing

Alvin Ing

Lt. Kajima

Themes & Keywords

airplaneworld war iitime travelpearl harborpacific warnaval warfare1940s1980sjapaneseuss nimitz

About The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown is a war, action, science fiction film released in 1980 exploring themes of airplane, world war ii, time travel, pearl harbor, pacific war, naval warfare. Directed by Don Taylor, it stars Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross. During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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