Countdown to Disaster
“RED ALERT - Only International Rescue can save New York City!”
International Rescue sends the incredible Thunderbirds on the most dangerous rescue missions yet. They must save the Empire State Building from collapsing on New York City and at the same time battle a deadly fire blazing out of control in a mid-Atlantic oil station.
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Part of Thunderbirds (Animation) Collection
5 films
Cast
10 people
Peter Dyneley
Jeff Tracy (voice)
Known for
Chato's Land
Shane Rimmer
Scott Tracy (voice)
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Bourne Identity
David Holliday
Virgil Tracy (voice)
Also in
Sleeping Beauty
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Jeremy Wilkin
Virgil Tracy / Cravitz (voice)
Known for
UFO
The Curse of the Fly
Matt Zimmerman
Alan Tracy / Ned Cook (voice)
Also in
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
A Man for All Seasons
David Graham
Brains / Gordon Tracy / Aloysius Parker / Kyrano / Joe / Clayton / 2nd Site Control Policeman (voice)
Known for
Peppa Pig
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Sylvia Anderson
Lady Penelope (voice)
Known for
Thunderbirds
Christine Finn
Tin-Tin Kyrano (voice)
Also in
Quatermass and the Pit
The Large Rope
Ray Barrett
John Tracy / U.S.N. Sentinel Commander / Compère / 1st Site Control Policeman (voice)
Known for
Faraway Downs
The Reptile
John Tate
Frank Hooper / Sir Harry (voice)
Desmond Saunders Director · David Elliott Director David Lane Director
First release January 1, 1982 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production ITC Entertainment, Associated Television
Production
Century 21 Productions
Production
ITC Entertainment
Production
Associated Television
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1982
Physical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
January 1, 1986 · Physical
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