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By Dawn's Early Light

“Four people... Three minutes... Two choices... One chance for survival.”

★ 6.5 TMDB Rating · 72 votes

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.

Director
Jack Sholder
Release date
May 19, 1990
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of By Dawn's Early Light

  • Portrait of Powers Boothe

    Powers Boothe

    Cassidy

  • Portrait of Rebecca De Mornay

    Rebecca De Mornay

    Moreau

  • Portrait of James Earl Jones

    James Earl Jones

    Alice

  • Portrait of Martin Landau

    Martin Landau

    President

  • Portrait of Darren McGavin

    Darren McGavin

    Condor

  • Portrait of Rip Torn

    Rip Torn

    Colonel Fargo

  • Portrait of Jeffrey DeMunn

    Jeffrey DeMunn

    Harpoon

  • Portrait of Peter MacNicol

    Peter MacNicol

    Sedgwick

  • Portrait of Glenn Withrow

    Glenn Withrow

    Tyler

  • Portrait of Ronald William Lawrence

    Ronald William Lawrence

    Hooker

  • Portrait of Kieran Mulroney

    Kieran Mulroney

    Radnor

  • Portrait of Nicolas Coster

    Nicolas Coster

    Icarus

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