Countdown to Looking Glass
1984 | 90m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Fred Barzyk |
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| Writer: | Albert Ruben |
| Staring: |
| A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 14, 1984 |
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| Director: | Fred Barzyk |
| Writer: | Albert Ruben |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | nuclear war, nuclear holocaust, mockumentary |
| Production Companies | HBO |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Scott Glenn | Michael Boyle |
| Michael Murphy | Bob Calhoun |
| Helen Shaver | Dorian Waldorf |
| Patrick Watson | Don Tobin |
| Nancy Dickerson | Self |
| Eric Sevareid | Self |
| Matsu Anderson | Matsu Yamada |
| Barbara Barnes-Hopkins | Mrs. Langhorn |
| Michael Beattie | Youth #1 |
| Richard Comar | Pentagon Spokesman |
| Murray Cruchley | Murray Cruchley |
| Faye Dance | Anne Gailmore |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Albert Ruben | Writer |
| Fred Barzyk | Director |
| Miklós Lente | Director of Photography |
| Bernie Clayton | Editor |
| Peter C. Frank | Editor |
| Leah Siegel | Editor |
| Liz Ramos | Casting |
| Edwin Watkins | Art Direction |
| Barry Kemp | Set Decoration |
| Christine MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Kathy Vieira | Costume Design |
| Shonagh Jabour | Makeup Artist |
| Ivan Lynch | Hairstylist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Barzyk | Executive Producer |
| W. Paterson Ferns | Co-Executive Producer |
| David R. Loxton | Producer |
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