Directed by:
Don TaylorScreenplay:
David AmbroseCinematography:
Victor J. KemperCast:
Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Charles Durning, Soon-Tek Oh, Lloyd Kaufman, Peter Douglas, Richard Liberty, Ron O'Neal, Alvin Ing (more)Plots(1)
Due to a freak electrical storm, the USS Nimitz, the world's largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is transported back to December 6, 1941, in time to head off the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the fateful hour grows near, the ship's commanders must wrestle with the moral and ethical dilemmas of interfering with the progress of history. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kirk Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709911_18b2aa.jpg)
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Martin Sheen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/570/162570862_332aa0.jpg)
Martin Sheen
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Departed (2006)
![Katharine Ross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273044_571ef7.jpg)
Katharine Ross
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Graduate (1967)
Donnie Darko (2001)
![James Farentino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271554_be609e.jpg)
James Farentino
USA
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) (TV movie)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
![Charles Durning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270517_795002.jpg)
Charles Durning
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Tootsie (1982)
The Front Page (1974)
![Soon-Tek Oh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/574/162574872_daa505.jpg)
Soon-Tek Oh
South Korea
Best movies:
Mulan (1998)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
![Lloyd Kaufman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269646_52c296.jpg)
Lloyd Kaufman
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Peter Douglas
Best movies:
The Final Countdown (1980)
The Vikings (1958)
![Richard Liberty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/282/165282138_df8720.jpg)
Richard Liberty
USA
Best movies:
The Final Countdown (1980)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Trinity: Good Guys and Bad Guys (1985)
![Ron O'Neal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792707_2de27e.jpg)
Ron O'Neal
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Alvin Ing
USA
Best movies:
Brother (2000)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Final Countdown (1980)
![Victor Mohica](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/317/160317912_64496a.jpg)
Victor Mohica
USA
Best movies:
Bound by Honor (1993)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Showdown (1973)
Dan Fitzgerald
USA
Best movies:
Go for It (1983)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
Harold Bergman
USA
Best movies:
Go for It (1983)
Double Trouble (1984)
The Heavenly Kid (1985)
![Ted Richert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/821/160821180_803570.jpg)
Ted Richert
USA
Best movies:
The Final Countdown (1980)
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
Bill Couch
USA
Best movies:
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Split (1968)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
James Coleman
Best movies:
The Final Countdown (1980)
Table for Five (1983)
Gary Morgan
USA
Best movies:
Wait Until Dark (1967)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
The Final Countdown (1980)