
Movie · war, action
The Final Countdown
1980 · 1h 43m · PG
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What is it about? The Final Countdown
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.
Genres: war, action, science fiction. Themes: airplane, world war ii, time travel, pearl harbor, pacific war, naval warfare.
Cast and crew The Final Countdown
AllCreators
- Directed byDon Taylor
- ScreenplayDavid Ambrose
- ScreenplayGerry Davis
- ScreenplayThomas Hunter
- ScreenplayPeter Powell
- MusicJohn Scott
- CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
- EditingRobert K. Lambert
Full cast and crew46 cast members, 53 crew
Cast:
- Kirk Douglas · Capt. Matthew Yelland
- Martin Sheen · Warren Lasky
- Katharine Ross · Laurel Scott
- James Farentino · Wing Commander Richard T. Owens
- Ron O'Neal · Commander Dan Thurman
- Charles Durning · Senator Samuel Chapman
- Victor Mohica · Black Cloud
- James Coleman · Lt. Perry
- Soon-Tek Oh · Simura
- Alvin Ing · Lt. Kajima
- Lloyd Kaufman · LCdr. Kaufman
- Dan Fitzgerald · Navy Doctor
- Peter Douglas · Quartermaster
- Joe Lowry · Cdr. Damon
- Ted Richert · Tideman's Assistant
- Mark Thomas · Marine Cpl. Kullman
- Harold Bergman · Bellman
- George Warren · Tideman's Bodyguard
- Richard Liberty · LCdr. Moss
- Gary Morgan · Helicopter Crewman
- Phil Philbin · Admiral
- Robert Goodman · Enlisted Man
- Neil Ronco · Harvey
- Bill Couch · Durrell (as William Couch)
- Jack McDermott · Wynn
- Masayuki Yamazuki · Togawa
- George H. Strohsahl Jr. · Air Boss
- Ronald R. Stoops · Navigator
- Kenneth J. Jaskolski · Assistant Air Boss
- Sergei M. Kowalchik · Crewman
- Jake Dennis · Helicopter Pilot
- Jim Toone · Helicopter Co-Pilot
- Edward J. Deats · Chief
- Robert L. Huffman · Radio Officer
- James R. Augustus · Jr. Officer
- Sam P. Baldwin · Lee Helmsman
- Ronnie J. Ellis · Captain's Aide
- Timothy W. Gersbacher · Enlisted Man
- Wayne L. Flesher · Enlisted Man
- William S. Frost · Enlisted Man
Crew:
- Don Taylor · Director
- Victor J. Kemper · Director of Photography
- John Scott · Original Music Composer
- Peter Douglas · Producer
- Richard R. St. Johns · Executive Producer
- Robert K. Lambert · Editor
- David Ambrose · Screenplay
- Gerry Davis · Screenplay
- Thomas Hunter · Screenplay
- Peter Powell · Screenplay
- Ray Summers · Costume Design
- Fernando Carrere · Production Design
- Thomas Hunter · Story
- Peter Powell · Story
- David Ambrose · Story
Trailer The Final Countdown
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Details The Final Countdown

- First theatrical release
- January 31, 1980
- Release in the US
- August 1, 1980
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- PG
- Studios
- Bryna Productions, United Artists
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $12M
- Worldwide gross
- $16.6M
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Final Countdown?
1h 43m (103 minutes).
Who’s in The Final Countdown?
Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning, Victor Mohica, James Coleman, Soon-Tek Oh, and Alvin Ing. Directed by Don Taylor.
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