Countdown to Looking Glass 40 years old

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.

Credits

Countdown to Looking Glass Cast

Name Character
Scott Glenn He was 43, now 83 years old as Michael Boyle
Michael Murphy He was 46, 80 years old when he died as Bob Calhoun
Helen Shaver She was 33, now 73 years old as Dorian Waldorf

Countdown to Looking Glass Crew

Name Department
Fred Barzyk as Director. Directing
Albert Ruben as Writer. He was 66 (now 106) years old Writing
Countdown to Looking Glass poster
Countdown to Looking Glass (40 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, October 14, 1984
  • Runtime: 90 minutes