Synopsis
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?
Key facts
Cast
Sean Connery, Richard Dysart, Karl Malden, Trevor Howard, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood
Original language
English
Production companies
FILMWAYS PICTURES INC., American International Pictures
Home video distributors
Sonet Video (Sweden), Warner Home Video (United States)
Setting
New York City
Crew
Screenplay
Stanley Mann, Edmund H. North
Producer
Gabriel Katzka, Sandy Howard
Cinematography
Paul Lohmann
Editing
Carl Kress
Music
Laurence Rosenthal
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 1980 academy_award
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Sonet Video (cat. no. SWS0103) | 1982, Sweden, clamshell |
| VHS | Warner Home Video (cat. no. 26007) | 1984, United States, clamshell |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Meteor (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Laurence Rosenthal, Derek Brechin, William Saracino (1979) | 1 release, 1979: Seven Seas |
| Vinyl LP | Meteor (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Laurence Rosenthal (1979) | 1 release, 1979: Seven Seas |
| 7" vinyl | Meteor (1979) | 1 release, 1979: Seven Seas |
| CD | Meteor (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Laurence Rosenthal, Derek Brechin, William Saracino (1979) | 3 releases, 1997-2014: Intrada, La-La Land Records, Windemere Music Publishers |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | Sweden | 1982 SWS0103 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 26007 |
Full credits
| Director | Ronald Neame |
| Cast | Sean Connery, Richard Dysart, Karl Malden, Trevor Howard, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood |
| Screenplay | Stanley Mann, Edmund H. North |
| Producer | Gabriel Katzka, Sandy Howard |
| Cinematography | Paul Lohmann |
| Editing | Carl Kress |
| Music | Laurence Rosenthal |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
