After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

Release Date: 1979-10-19

Genres: Action ,Adventure ,Thriller

Director: Ronald Neame

Actors: Sean Connery ,Karl Malden ,Henry Fonda ,Brian Keith ,Natalie Wood ,Trevor Howard ,Martin Landau ,Richard Dysart ,Joseph Campanella ,Bo Brundin

Duration: 1h 47m

IMDB rating: 5.1