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Countdown to Looking Glass

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.

Top Cast

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott Glenn

    Michael Boyle

  • Michael Murphy

    Michael Murphy

    Bob Calhoun

  • Helen Shaver

    Helen Shaver

    Dorian Waldorf

  • Patrick Watson

    Patrick Watson

    Don Tobin

  • Nancy Dickerson

    Nancy Dickerson

    Self

  • Eric Sevareid

    Eric Sevareid

    Self

  • Matsu Anderson

    Matsu Anderson

    Matsu Yamada

  • Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

    Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

    Mrs. Langhorn

  • Michael Beattie

    Michael Beattie

    Youth #1

Overview

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.

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