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World War III

1982, Movie, NR, 186 mins

World War III: Review

Originally made as a two-part made-for-TV miniseries, this "what if" film, which pandered to '80s anxiety about the "Evil Empire," was later cut together into an integrated, slightly shortened version. U.S. President Thomas McKenna (Rock Hudson) and Soviet General Secretary Gorny (Brian Keith) try to head off a nuclear holocaust after a renegade Soviet military group sabotages the Alaska pipeline in retaliation for an American grain embargo. But the conflict escalates rapi... read more leave a comment

World War III: Cast & Details

Year: 1982
Rated NR

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Cast
David Soul: Lieutenant Colonel Jack Caffey
Rock Hudson: President Thomas McKenna
Brian Keith: Secretary General Gorny
Cathy Lee Crosby: Major Kate Breckenridge
Jeroen Krabbe: Colonel Alexander Vorashin
Katherine Helmond: Dorothy Longworth

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