Countdown to Looking Glass
6.8
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.
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Cast
19 people
Scott Glenn
Michael Boyle
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Michael Murphy
Bob Calhoun
Known for
Manhattan
Batman Returns
Albert Ruben
Fred Barzyk
Helen Shaver
Dorian Waldorf
Known for
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
The Land Before Time
W Paterson Ferns
Patrick Watson
Don Tobin
Also in
So Long, Marianne
The Fourth Angel
David R. Loxton
Nancy Dickerson
Self
Eric Sevareid
Self
Matsu Anderson
Matsu Yamada
Also in
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Mrs. Langhorn
Known for
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Fred Barzyk Director · Albert Ruben Writer Miklós Lente Cinematographer
United States release October 14, 1984 · Produced in United States
Production
HBO
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 14, 1984
Theatrical
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