By Dawn's Early Light (1990)

About This Movie

By Dawn's Early Light is a 1990 TV movie and action film directed by Jack Sholder. Its leading cast includes Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay and James Earl Jones. It runs for 1 hour 41 minutes.

Synopsis

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

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Trailer

By Dawn's Early Light (1990) Trailer (Fan Made) · plays from YouTube

Cast

• Powers Boothe Cassidy
• Rebecca De Mornay Moreau
• James Earl Jones Alice
• Martin Landau President
• Darren McGavin Condor
• Rip Torn Colonel Fargo
• Jeffrey DeMunn Harpoon
• Peter MacNicol Sedgwick
• Glenn Withrow Tyler
• Ronald William Lawrence Hooker
• Kieran Mulroney Radnor
• Nicolas Coster Icarus
• Ken Jenkins Sam
• R Randal Patrick O'Toole
• Daniel Benzali Bascombe
• Robert O'Reilly FEMA Radioman
• Annabella Price FEMA Bunker Nurse
• A Ann Gillespie Marie