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The Final Countdown (1980)

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The Final Countdown

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Synopsis

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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Cast

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas

Capt. Matthew Yelland

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen

Warren Lasky

Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross

Laurel Scott

James Farentino
James Farentino

Wing Commander Richard T. Owens

Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal

Commander Dan Thurman

Charles Durning
Charles Durning

Senator Samuel Chapman

Victor Mohica
Victor Mohica

Black Cloud

James Coleman
James Coleman

Lt. Perry

Soon-Tek Oh
Soon-Tek Oh

Simura

Alvin Ing
Alvin Ing

Lt. Kajima

Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman

LCdr. Kaufman

Dan Fitzgerald
Dan Fitzgerald

Navy Doctor

Peter Douglas
Peter Douglas

Quartermaster

Joe Lowry
Joe Lowry

Cdr. Damon

Ted Richert
Ted Richert

Tideman's Assistant

Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas

Marine Cpl. Kullman

Harold Bergman
Harold Bergman

Bellman

George Warren
George Warren

Tideman's Bodyguard

Richard Liberty
Richard Liberty

LCdr. Moss

Gary Morgan
Gary Morgan

Helicopter Crewman

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