By Dawn's Early Light

(1990)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 70 votes

Genres: телевизионный фильм, Action, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1990

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Jack Sholder

Cast: Пауэрс Бут, Ребекка Де Морнэй, Джеймс Эрл Джонс, Мартин Ландау, Дэррен МакГэвин, Рип Торн, Джеффри ДеМанн, Питер Макникол, Glenn Withrow, Ronald William Lawrence

Plot

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.