It depicts what might have transpired if, following the overthrow of mikhail gorbachev, soviet troops. The presence of the soviet union as an international rival armed with nuclear weapons created a persistent fear in the united states and vice versa. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by. World war iii is a 1982 3hour tv cold war epic that creates the. Nbc commercial breaks january 29, 1984 world war iii, part. Set in a future december, the film prophesies an american. Cast and crew credits for world war iii, 1982, with michael fairman, art evans, bob minor, at turner classic movies. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by col. Starring brian keith in an extraordinary performance as the soviet secretarygeneral and rock hudson as the beleaguered american president, world war iii. Season 1 of world war iii premiered on december 22, 1998. World war iii tv miniseries 1982 plot summary imdb. While the film has its moments of genuine suspense, one cant help but feel that world war iii would have been better an hour or two shorteror at least with a few of the subplot romances removed.
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World war iii 1982 synopsis, characteristics, moods. Aworld war iii is a madefortv miniseries movie that i remember seeing when it first aired 35 years ago. All of those projects had opulent budgets as well as big name casts. World war iii is a two part television miniseries that originally aired in the us on nbc on jan 31 and feb 1, 1982. This was the golden age of tv miniseries, when seemingly every week produced a classic such as rich man, poor man, roots, shogun and the thorn birds. Some sample ways to customize the behaviour of the embed urls, used within the embed code above, follow. The banned movie helped inform mick jacksons threads. When starving mobs begin rioting in the streets of moscow, soviet leaders believe they have no. Despite a title that implies an epic miniseries, world war iii originally broadcast in 1982 is far less grand than other major network specials of the day.
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World war iii tv movie 1982 language english addeddate 20181125 12. World war iii is a miniseries that aired on the nbc network television on january 31, 1982. If the next world war hit there wouldnt be enough time to truly celebrate the end of the world even if you ended up restarting civilization in an abandoned party supply store that you named fort colossally awesome so you should avoid the apocalyp. It stars david soul as colonel jake caffey, rock hudson as president thomas mckenna, brian keith as soviet leader gorny and cathy lee crosby as major kate breckenridge. An english version, in collaboration with tlc, was made as well and aired in may 1999. In 1987, soviet paratroopers drop into alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a united states grain embargo. There was a pervasive dread of a nuclear world war iii, and. Unlike world war 3, the war game focuses, not on the politicians, but the regular people who would be killed, horribly wounded or left alive from nuclear war. It depicts what might have transpired if, following the overthrow of mikhail gorbachev, soviet troops, under orders from a new hardline regime, had opened. A stalemate ensues while the possibility of world war iii hangs in the balance. Aug 08, 2017 if the next world war hit there wouldnt be enough time to truly celebrate the end of the world even if you ended up restarting civilization in an abandoned party supply store that you named fort colossally awesome so you should avoid the apocalyp.
I was pretty young when i first saw it and dont remember too much about it other than its setting and ending, but watching it again decades later i was surprised as to just how well this film held up over the years. The film focuses on a number of cold war themes, including brinksmanship, political loyalty and the mutual. It is written in the style of a nonfiction, postevent historical account. In the aftermath of sociological collapse following the oil wars, a mysterious motorcycle ri. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Rock hudson on world war iii at the paul ryan show 1982 duration. World war iii tv movie trailers here you can watch trailers, teasers, behind the scenes, full movie and shooting scenes of world war iii tv and any other movie or tv series. President thomas mckenna rock hudson and soviet secretary general gorny brian keith endeavor to negotiate a lasting peace, but, as anxieties escalate. World war iii 1982 cast and crew in 1987, cold war tensions mount when soviet insurgents capture the transalaska pipeline as retaliation for a trade embargo established by the united states. World war iii 1982 language english addeddate 20181124 11. Apr 22, 20 vietnam in hd episode 5 a changing war 19691970 l l vietnam in hd known as vietnam lost films outside the us is a 6part american documentary television miniseries that originally aired from november 8 to november 11, 2011 on the history channel. The united states has a grain embargo against the u. World war iii tv is a film directed by david greene, boris sagal with david soul, brian keith, cathy lee crosby, jeroen krabbe, year.
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Soviet paratroopers drop into alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a united states grain embargo. When starving mobs begin rioting in the streets of moscow, soviet leaders believe they have no recourse but to seize the alaskan pipeline to force the united states to end the grain embargo that has brought turmoil to the u. Us president rock hudson is entreated by the soviet higherups to drop the ban. Oh yes, a birthday message to secretary general gorny. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. Truly horrifying, and it makes the hospital scenes in. With boris sichkin, christoph gutknecht, boris lyoskin, hans sievers. The untold story 1982 is an alternative history novel by sir john hackett portraying a fictional third world war between nato and the warsaw pact forces, which breaks out in 1985. Dec 02, 2008 some trailers put together with windows movie maker, forgot to mention in credits, frontlines. World war iii 1982 directed by david greene, boris. David soul, brian keith, jeroen krabbe, cathy lee crosby, rock hudson, david greene. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse.
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