Directed by:
John MackenzieScreenplay:
Frederick ForsythCinematography:
Phil MéheuxComposer:
Lalo SchifrinCast:
Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Alan North, Ray McAnally, Michael Gough, Ian Richardson, Anton Rodgers (more)Plots(1)
Frederick Forsyth wrote the novel and screenplay for this story about a plot to stage an enormous nuclear accident in England, a catastrophe so large that its source can never be identified but will lead to assumptions that America is behind it. Michael Caine plays an aging intelligence agent who picks up clues that the ingredients for such an apocalypse are being smuggled piece-by-piece into the U.K. But he cannot seem to get his superiors to care. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Michael Caine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/119/164119074_392562.jpg)
Michael Caine
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
The Prestige (2006)
![Pierce Brosnan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/296/162296838_208286.jpg)
Pierce Brosnan
Ireland
Best movies:
GoldenEye (1995)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
![Ned Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267403_eacd77.jpg)
Ned Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![Joanna Cassidy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/464/162464223_aed986.png)
Joanna Cassidy
USA
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
![Julian Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271632_2a8d48.jpg)
Julian Glover
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Cry Freedom (1987)
![Alan North](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/968/161968013_81993e.jpg)
Alan North
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Glory (1989)
![Ray McAnally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886023_b05228.jpg)
Ray McAnally
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
The Mission (1986)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Out of Africa (1985)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
![Ian Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269363_402234.jpg)
Ian Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
![Anton Rodgers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098841_26ce14.jpg)
Anton Rodgers
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
![Caroline Blakiston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538480_179382.jpg)
Caroline Blakiston
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Les Miserables (1978) (TV movie)
![Betsy Brantley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/908/157908754_f8f33c.jpg)
Betsy Brantley
USA
Best movies:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Another Country (1984)
![Matt Frewer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270329_5e506b.jpg)
Matt Frewer
USA
Best movies:
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
50/50 (2011)
Watchmen (2009)
![Matthew Marsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188258_66ffc2.gif)
Matthew Marsh
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Tetris (2023)
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Mick Ford
UK
Best movies:
Scum (1979)
A Woman of Substance (1984) (TV movie)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Gordon Honeycombe
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Bullseye! (1990)
![Philip Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272122_d94b09.jpg)
Philip Jackson
UK
Best movies:
Robin Hood and the Sorcerer (1983) (TV movie)
The Best Offer (2013)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Mark Rolston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274009_3943ff.jpg)
Mark Rolston
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Aliens (1986)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Jiří Stanislav
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
White Nights (1985)
Nikdy nekončí (1992) (TV movie)
![Ronald Pickup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517314_3dc4fb.png)
Ronald Pickup
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Mission (1986)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)