Countdown - Dimensione zero (1980)
Il 7 dicembre 1980, la portaerei americana Nimitz - che partecipa a un'operazione militare nel Pacifico - viene sorpresa da una tempesta magnetica. Quando, tornato il sereno, la Nimitz riprende la navigazione, comandante ed equipaggio scoprono che la tempesta li ha fatti regredire nel tempo, portandoli alla vigilia dell'attacco a Pearl Harbor... Film ispirato a uno dei temi classici della letteratura fantascientifica: i viaggi nel tempo. Ottime la sceneggiatura e la regia, buona la prova degli attori. Ma il punto di forza è il tasso di spettacolarità, specie nelle sequenze in cui navi e aerei sono protagonisti assoluti.
Direttore:
Don Taylor
Scrittori:
David Ambrose, Thomas Hunter, Gerry Davis, Peter Powell.
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Kirk Douglas as Capt. Matthew Yelland |
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Martin Sheen as Warren Lasky |
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Katharine Ross as Laurel Scott |
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James Farentino as Wing Commander Richard T. Owens |
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Ron O'Neal as Commander Dan Thurman |
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Charles Durning as Senator Samuel Chapman |
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Victor Mohica as Black Cloud |
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James Coleman as Lt. Perry |
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Soon-Tek Oh as Simura |
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Alvin Ing as Lt. Kajima |
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Lloyd Kaufman as LCdr. Kaufman |
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Dan Fitzgerald as Navy Doctor |
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Peter Douglas as Quartermaster |
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Joe Lowry as Cdr. Damon |
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Ted Richert as Tideman's Assistant |
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Mark Thomas as Marine Cpl. Kullman |
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Harold Bergman as Bellman |
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George Warren as Tideman's Bodyguard |
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Richard Liberty as LCdr. Moss |
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Gary Morgan as Helicopter Crewman |
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Phil Philbin as Admiral |
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Robert Goodman as Enlisted Man |
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Neil Ronco as Harvey |
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Bill Couch as Durrell (as William Couch) |
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Jack McDermott as Wynn |
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Masayuki Yamazuki as Togawa |
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George H. Strohsahl Jr. as Air Boss |
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Ronald R. Stoops as Navigator |
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Kenneth J. Jaskolski as Assistant Air Boss |
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Sergei M. Kowalchik as Crewman |
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Jake Dennis as Helicopter Pilot |
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Jim Toone as Helicopter Co-Pilot |
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Edward J. Deats as Chief |
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Robert L. Huffman as Radio Officer |
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James R. Augustus as Jr. Officer Of The Deck |
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Sam P. Baldwin as Lee Helmsman |
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Ronnie J. Ellis as Captain's Aide |
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Timothy W. Gersbacher as Enlisted Man |
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Wayne L. Flesher as Enlisted Man |
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William S. Frost as Enlisted Man |
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David H. Signor as Enlisted Man |
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Tommy Abel as USS Nimitz Crew |
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Andrew Akerson as USS Nimitz Crew |
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Nick L. Anelli as USS Nimitz Crew |
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Frank R. Arko as USS Nimitz Crew |
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Edward Andrews as USS Nimitz Crew Doctor |
| Editing | Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
| Writing | David Ambrose | Screenplay |
| Production | Richard R. St. Johns | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Don Taylor | Director |
| Camera | Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Thomas Hunter | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gerry Davis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Powell | Screenplay |
| Sound | John Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Peter Douglas | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ray Summers | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Maurice Binder | Visual Effects |
| Production | Lloyd Kaufman | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Warren Hamilton Jr. | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mark Mangini | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Dennis Peebles | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Pat Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romaine Greene | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Robert C. Thomas | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Fernando Carrere | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irving Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Joe Day | Special Effects |
| Art | William Maldonado | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Bill Couch | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Milton Lustig | Music Editor |
| Lighting | Earl Gilbert | Gaffer |
| Crew | Jack Casey | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Dale Koeppe | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Garry Elmendorf | Special Effects |
| Camera | Jim Coe | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Lynn A. Aber | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | David L. Butler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Kent H. Johnson | Property Master |
| Sound | Robert Nichols II | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Stan Lazan | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Lloyd Kaufman | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | J. David Jones | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Ed Milkovich | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pat Kehoe | First Assistant Director |
| Production | John W. Hyde | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Directing | Robert K. Lambert | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| Crew | Colby Smith | Stunts |
| Crew | J. David Jones | Stunts |
| Directing | Douglas E. Wise | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Peter Powell | Story |
| Writing | David Ambrose | Story |
| Writing | Thomas Hunter | Story |
| Production | Michael Durant | Production Assistant |