By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
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Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.
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 BootheMaj. Cassidy
Rebecca De MornayMoreau
James Earl JonesAlice
Martin LandauPresident
Darren McGavinCondor
Rip TornColonel Fargo
Jeffrey DeMunnHarpoon
Peter MacNicolSedgwick
Glenn WithrowTyler
Ronald William LawrenceHooker
Kieran MulroneyRadnor
Nicolas CosterIcarusKeywords
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What is By Dawn's Early Light about?
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.
How long is By Dawn's Early Light?
By Dawn's Early Light has a runtime of 101 minutes.
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