Countdown to Looking Glass

Plot Summary

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.

Top Cast

Scott Glenn Michael Boyle

Michael Murphy Bob Calhoun

Helen Shaver Dorian Waldorf

Patrick Watson Don Tobin

Nancy Dickerson Self