The Final Countdown (1980)

Director

• Don Taylor

Starring

• Kirk Douglas
• Martin Sheen
• Katharine Ross
• James Farentino
• Ron O'Neal

Last On

01:10-02:50 Sun 14th Oct 2012 100m
BBC2

Synopsis

What would have happened if the Americans had modern aircraft carriers and nuclear weapons during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941? That's the ingenious premise of this absorbing science-fiction thriller as Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen sail into a time warp and have the power to alter history at the touch of a button. Reminiscent of the Twilight Zone but on a big budget, the film was given unprecedented access to film aboard the USS Nimitz.