Meteor backdrop

Meteor 1979 Directed by Ronald Neame

It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , Russian
Budget $16,000,000
Revenue $12,600,000
Release Date 19 October 1979
107 mins
Cast
Sean Connery Paul Bradley
Natalie Wood Tatiana Donskaya
Karl Malden Harry Sherwood
Brian Keith Dr. Dubov
Martin Landau General Adlon
Trevor Howard Sir Michael Hughes
Richard Dysart Secretary of Defense
Henry Fonda The President
Joseph Campanella General Easton
Bo Brundin Rolf Manheim
Katherine De Hetre Jan Watkins
James G. Richardson Alan Marshall
Roger Robinson Bill Hunter
Michael Zaslow Sam Mason
John Findlater Astronaut Tom Easton
Paul Tulley Astronaut Bill Frager
Allen Williams Astronaut Michael McKendrick
Bibi Besch Helen Bradley
Gregory Gaye Russian Premier
Clyde Kusatsu Yamashiro
Burke Byrnes Coast Guard Officer
Joe Medalis Bartender
Henry Olek Army Translator
Peter Bourne U.N. President
Stanley Mann Canadian Representative
Ronald Neame British Representative
Philip Sterling Russian Representative
Arthur Adams Ghana Representative
Fred Carney United States Representative
Sybil Danning Girl Skier
Joe Yune Siberian Man
Eileen Saki Siberian Woman
Christine Anne Baur Communications Center Technician
Paul Camen Communications Center Technician
Dorothy Catching Communications Center Technician
Bill Couch Communications Center Technician
William Darr Communications Center Technician
Joan Foley Communications Center Technician
Paul Laurence Communications Center Technician
John Moio Communications Center Technician
Read Morgan Communications Center Technician
Conrad E. Palmisano Communications Center Technician
Tony Rocco Communications Center Technician
Jesse Wayne Communications Center Technician
Carole Hemingway Sherwood's Secretary
Clete Roberts Network Newscaster
Stu Nahan Football Announcer
Osman Ragheb Swiss TV Newscaster
Yu Wing Chinese Fisherman
Yau Tsui Ling Chinese Fisherman's Wife
Ricker Slaven Canteen Worker
James Bacon News Reporter
Yani Begakis News Reporter
Selma Archerd Woman in Subway
Domingo Ambriz Boy with Radio
Peter Donat Opening Sequence Narrator (voice)
Simon Cadell British News Reporter (uncredited)
John McKinney Peter Watson