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The Final Countdown 1980 2 and a half stars

    PG, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning, Victor Mohica, Soon-Tek Oh, James C. Lawrence, Joe Lowry, Alvin Ing, Lloyd Kaufman, Mark Thomas, Dan Fitzgerald, Harold Bergman

  The nuclear aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz is time-warped from 1980 back to 6 December, 1941. Captain Matthew Yelland (Kirk Douglas) is faced with the dilemma of altering history by interfering with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Senator Samuel Chapman (Charles Durning) has his ideas about the course of action, while Warren Lasky (Martin Sheen) is very concerned about possible outcomes and their effect on the future. Time is running out, and a decision must be made.

Cast
Kirk Douglas	Capt. Matthew Yelland
Martin Sheen	Warren Lasky
Katharine Ross	Laurel Scott
James Farentino	Wing Cdr Owens/Richard Tideman
Ron O'Neal	Cdr. Dan Thurman
Charles Durning	Senator Samuel Chapman
Victor Mohica	Black Cloud
Soon-Tek Oh	Simura
James C. Lawrence	Lt. Perry
Joe Lowry	Cdr. Damon
Alvin Ing	Lt. Kajima
Lloyd Kaufman	Lt. Cdr. Kaufman
Mark Thomas	Marine Cpl. Kullman
Dan Fitzgerald	Navy Doctor
Harold Bergman	Bellman

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