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Meteor
Quick Facts
DirectorRonald Neame
Runtime1h 47m · PG
GenresAction · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release1979-10-19
Film

Meteor

1979· PG· 1h 47m· Action· Science-fiction· Thriller

It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits, it will cause an incredible catastrophe that will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor, NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules," but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR, which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

1979-10-19
Meteor

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Key Crew
DirectorRonald Neame
ScreenplayEdmund H. North
Director of PhotographyPaul Lohmann
Original Music ComposerLaurence Rosenthal
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 48 crew)

Details

Released1979-10-19
Runtime1h 47m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosAmerican International Pictures · Palladium Productions
Budget$16M
Box office$13M
LanguagesEnglish · French · Russian
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.2/10 · 173 votes
Original languageen

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