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Meteor

5.2/10
TMDB184 votes
Original: 107 min

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits, it will cause an incredible catastrophe that will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor, NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules," but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR, which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

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About Meteor

It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!

Meteor (1979) is a film in the science fiction, thriller, action genres. Directed by . The cast includes Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith.

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Original language
Runtime
107 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America, Hong Kong
Production companies
American International Pictures, Palladium Productions, Shaw Brothers
Directors
Writers
Stanley Mann, Edmund H. North

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What is Meteor about?

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits, it will cause an incredible catastrophe that will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor, NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules," but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR, which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

Who stars in Meteor?

Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard. See the cast cards above for character names.

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