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World War III (1982)

Directed by David Greene, Boris Sagal

Overview

Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by Col. Jake Caffey and a National Guard reckon unit. A stalemate ensues while the possibility of World War III hangs in the balance. The danger escalates as the Russian leaders and the American President play a cat-and-mouse game.

Length 183 minutes

Actors

Katherine Helmond | Jeroen Krabbé | Lee Wallace | Robert Prosky | James Hampton | David Soul | Rock Hudson | Brian Keith | Art Evans | Jerry Hardin | Cathy Lee Crosby | Harry Basch | Rick Fitts | Bob Minor