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The Final Countdown (1980)

PG · 1980-01-31 · 1h 43m · EN
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Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.

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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Don TaylorDirector
Budget
$12M
Box office
$16.6M

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Kirk DouglasKirk DouglasCapt. Matthew YellandMartin SheenMartin SheenWarren LaskyKatharine RossKatharine RossLaurel ScottJames FarentinoJames FarentinoWing Commander Richard T. OwensRon O'NealRon O'NealCommander Dan ThurmanCharles DurningCharles DurningSenator Samuel ChapmanVictor MohicaVictor MohicaBlack CloudJames ColemanJames ColemanLt. PerrySoon-Tek OhSoon-Tek OhSimuraAlvin IngAlvin IngLt. KajimaLloyd KaufmanLloyd KaufmanLCdr. KaufmanDan FitzgeraldDan FitzgeraldNavy Doctor

Keywords

1980sWorld war iiTime travel1940sAirplaneNaval warfareJapanesePearl harborPacific warUss nimitz

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · War · Science FictionTheme affinity1980s · World War Ii · Time TravelNarrative complexityTime TravelPacingActionEmotional intensityWar · World War Ii · Naval WarfareDirector preference181104

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What is The Final Countdown about?

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.

How long is The Final Countdown?

The Final Countdown has a runtime of 103 minutes.

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