Meteor
1979 · Movie · PG · 107 min · ★ 5.2
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?
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-10-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (170 votes)
- Box office
- $8,400,000
- Budget
- $16,000,000
Themes
- new york city
- france
- nasa
- meteor
- disaster
- hong kong
- destruction
- united nations
- world trade center
- avalanche
- flood
- tidal wave
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1980 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sean Connery
as Paul Bradley
Natalie Wood
as Tatiana Donskaya
Karl Malden
as Harry Sherwood
Brian Keith
as Dr. Dubov
Martin Landau
as General Adlon
Trevor Howard
as Sir Michael Hughes
Richard Dysart
as Secretary of Defense
Henry Fonda
as The President
Joseph Campanella
as General Easton
Bo Brundin
as Rolf Manheim
Directed by Ronald Neame