The Final Countdown (1980)

Name: The Final Countdown
Director: Don Taylor
Genre: War, Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1980-01-31
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino

War Action Science Fiction

Director: Don Taylor

Cast: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino

Runtime103 min

RatingPG

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During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Fans of science fiction and action films will particularly enjoy the unique premise of The Final Countdown from 1980, directed by Don Taylor. As the USS Nimitz is transported back in time to the eve of the Pearl Harbor attack, the film explores thought-provoking questions about the nature of time and the consequences of altering the course of history.

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The Final Countdown is a 1980 American science fiction war film about a modern, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. It is directed by Don Taylor, his final theatrical film as director, and stars Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, Katharine Ross, Ron O'Neal, and Charles Durning.