Meteor
1979 • Science Fiction | Thriller
Ronald Neame
Director
Edmund H. North
Story
Status
Released
Release date
October 19, 1979
Duration
107 Min
Language
en
Popularity
11.016
Budget
$16,000,000
Revenue
$12,600,000
Overview
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?
Cast
Sean Connery
Natalie Wood
Karl Malden
Brian Keith
Martin Landau
Trevor Howard
Richard Dysart
Henry Fonda
Joseph Campanella
Bo Brundin
Roger Robinson
Michael Zaslow
John Findlater
Allen Williams
Bibi Besch
Gregory Gaye
Clyde Kusatsu
Burke Byrnes
Stanley Mann
Ronald Neame
Philip Sterling
Sybil Danning
Joan Foley
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stu Nahan
James Bacon
Domingo Ambriz
Peter Donat
Simon Cadell