The Final Countdown
“Trapped outside the boundaries of time and space... 102 aircraft... 6,000 men... all missing.”
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
46 people
Kirk Douglas
Capt. Matthew Yelland
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Martin Sheen
Warren Lasky
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Catch Me If You Can
Katharine Ross
Laurel Scott
Known for
The Graduate
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
James Farentino
Wing Commander Richard T. Owens
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Dead & Buried
Ron O'Neal
Commander Dan Thurman
Known for
Super Fly
Red Dawn
Charles Durning
Senator Samuel Chapman
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sting
Victor Mohica
Black Cloud
Also in
Bound by Honor
Johnny Firecloud
James Coleman
Lt. Perry
Known for
Creature
S.W.A.T.
Soon-Tek Oh
Simura
Known for
Mulan
The Man with the Golden Gun
Alvin Ing
Lt. Kajima
Known for
The Gambler
Lloyd Kaufman
LCdr. Kaufman
Known for
Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2
Slither
Dan Fitzgerald
Navy Doctor
Known for
Go for It
Thieves and Robbers
Don Taylor Director · David Ambrose Screenplay Thomas Hunter Screenplay
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $12M · United States release August 1, 1980
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$16,647,800
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Bryna Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
The Bryna Company
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese · Russian
Release dates
Czechia · January 31, 1980
Theatrical
United States · August 1, 1980
Theatrical
Australia
September 9, 1980 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 5, 2007 · Physical
Denmark
December 30, 1980 · Theatrical
France
July 9, 1980 · Theatrical
Germany
October 30, 1980 · Theatrical
Greece
December 15, 1980 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 5, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 22, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
July 5, 1980 · Theatrical
Norway
October 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Slovakia
April 21, 2026 · Digital · VOYO
United Kingdom
July 9, 1980 · Theatrical
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