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The Final Countdown

1980·1h 43m·PG
AdventureSci-FiAction
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
30,039 votes
Metascore
51
Metacritic

A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Final Countdown is a 1980 adventure sci-fi movie directed by Don Taylor, starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 30,039 votes and runs 1h 43m.

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Director
Don Taylor
Stars
Kirk Douglas
Martin Sheen
Katharine Ross
James Farentino
Details
1980-08-01
103 min
Movie
PG
★ United States, Australia
★ English, Japanese, Russian
Keywords
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