Earth II 53 years old

Just 10 seconds . . . to save a dream from becoming a nuclear nightmare.

Earth II

In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific research and world peace. However, that peace is shattered when the Chinese send up a nuclear bomb that is orbiting just a few miles away from the station. Can the crew disarm the bomb before it detonates, not only destroying the station but setting off World War III?

Credits

Earth II Cast

Name Character
Gary Lockwood He was 34, now 87 years old as David Seville
Gary Merrill He was 56, 74 years old when he died as Walter Dietrich
Lew Ayres He was 62, 88 years old when he died as President Charles Carter Durant
Mariette Hartley She was 31, now 84 years old as Lisa Karger
Anthony Franciosa He was 43, 77 years old when he died as Frank Karger
Scott Hylands He was 28, now 81 years old as Jim Capa
Hari Rhodes He was 39, 59 years old when he died as Dr Loren Huxley
Edward Bell as Anton Kovalefskii
Inga Swenson She was 38, now 91 years old as Ilyana Kovalefskii

Earth II Crew

Name Department
Tom Gries as Director. He was 48 (54) years old when He died Directing
Michel Hugo as Director of Photography. He was 41 (80) years old when He died Camera
William Read Woodfield as Screenplay. He was 43 (73) years old when He died Writing
Earth II poster
Earth II (53 years)

Just 10 seconds . . . to save a dream from becoming a nuclear nightmare.

  • Release day: Sunday, November 28, 1971
  • Runtime: 100 minutes