By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
Overview
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.
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What is By Dawn's Early Light about?
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over. By Dawn's Early Light is a TV Movie, Action, Drama, Thriller movie, released on 1990-05-19, runtime 101 minutes.
Is By Dawn's Early Light worth watching?
TMDB users rate By Dawn's Early Light 6.5 out of 10 from 73 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch By Dawn's Early Light?
In the United States, By Dawn's Early Light streams on Amazon Prime Video and can be rented from Amazon Video. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Jack Sholder
Cast
- Powers Boothe as Cassidy
- Rebecca De Mornay as Moreau
- James Earl Jones as Alice
- Martin Landau as President
- Darren McGavin as Condor
- Rip Torn as Colonel Fargo
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Harpoon
- Peter MacNicol as Sedgwick
- Glenn Withrow as Tyler
- Ronald William Lawrence as Hooker
- Kieran Mulroney as Radnor
- Nicolas Coster as Icarus
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