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The time is now. The place is aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, America's mightiest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, a freak electrical storm engulfs the ship and triggers the impossible: The Nimitz is hurtled back in time to December 6, 1941, mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the enemy fleet speeds towards Hawaii, the warship's Captain (Kirk Douglas), a Defense Department expert (Martin Sheen), a maverick Air Wing Commander (James Farentino) and a desperate Senator in the Roosevelt administration (Charles Durning) must choose between the unthinkable. Do they allow the Japanese to complete their murderous invasion or launch a massive counter-strike that will forever change the course of history?
Original Release
01/31/1980
US Release
08/01/1980
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Kirk Douglas | Capt. Matthew Yelland |
Martin Sheen | Warren Lasky |
Katharine Ross | Laurel Scott |
James Farentino | Mr.Tideman / Cdr. Richard Owens / Wing Commander Richard T. Owens |
Ron O'Neal | Cdr. Dan Thurman / Commander Dan Thurman |
Charles Durning | Senator Samuel Chapman / Sen. Samuel Chapman |
Victor Mohica | Black Cloud |
James Coleman | Lt. Perry |
Soon-Tek Oh | Simura |
Joe Lowry | Cdr. Damon |
Directors
Writers
Thomas Hunter, Peter Powell, David Ambrose, Gerry Davis
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kirk Douglas | Capt. Matthew Yelland |
Martin Sheen | Warren Lasky |
Katharine Ross | Laurel Scott |
James Farentino | Mr.Tideman / Cdr. Richard Owens / Wing Commander Richard T. Owens |
Ron O'Neal | Cdr. Dan Thurman / Commander Dan Thurman |
Charles Durning | Senator Samuel Chapman / Sen. Samuel Chapman |
Victor Mohica | Black Cloud |
James Coleman | Lt. Perry |
Soon-Tek Oh | Simura |
Joe Lowry | Cdr. Damon |
Alvin Ing | Lt. Kajima |
Mark Thomas | Marine Cpl. Kullman |
Harold Bergman | Bellman |
Dan Fitzgerald | Navy Doctor |
Lloyd Kaufman | LCdr. Kaufman |
Peter Douglas | Quartermaster |
Ted Richert | Tideman's Assistant |
George Warren | Tideman's Bodyguard |
Gary Morgan | Helicopter Crewman |
Phil Philbin | Admiral |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kirk Douglas | Executive Producer |
Richard R. St. Johns | Executive Producer |
Lloyd Kaufman | Producer |
Peter Douglas | Producer |