Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
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.
Director: Fred Barzyk
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Scott Glenn as Michael Boyle |
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Michael Murphy as Bob Calhoun |
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Helen Shaver as Dorian Waldorf |
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Patrick Watson as Don Tobin |
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Nancy Dickerson as Self |
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Eric Sevareid as Self |
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Matsu Anderson as Matsu Yamada |
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Barbara Barnes-Hopkins as Mrs. Langhorn |
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Michael Beattie as Youth #1 |
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Richard Comar as Pentagon Spokesman |
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Murray Cruchley as Murray Cruchley |
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Faye Dance as Anne Gailmore |
| Directing | Fred Barzyk | Director |
| Writing | Albert Ruben | Writer |
| Production | Fred Barzyk | Executive Producer |
| Production | W. Paterson Ferns | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | David R. Loxton | Producer |
| Camera | Miklós Lente | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bernie Clayton | Editor |
| Editing | Peter C. Frank | Editor |
| Editing | Leah Siegel | Editor |
| Production | Liz Ramos | Casting |
| Art | Edwin Watkins | Art Direction |
| Art | Barry Kemp | Set Decoration |
| Art | Christine MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathy Vieira | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shonagh Jabour | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivan Lynch | Hairstylist |