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By Dawn's Early Light: Full Cast & Crew 1990 Mystery & Thriller
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president (Martin Landau) feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over. TV-14 Released (DVD): Jun 1, 2004 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Jack Sholder Director Powers Boothe Cassidy Actor Rebecca De Mornay Moreau Actor James Earl Jones Alice Actor Martin Landau President Actor Darren McGavin Condor Actor Rip Torn Colonel Fargo Actor Peter MacNicol Sedgwick Actor Jeffrey DeMunn Harpoon Actor Glenn Withrow Tyler Actor Ronald William Lawrence Hooker Actor Thomas M. Hammel Producer Bruce Gilbert Executive Producer Alexander Gruszynski Cinematographer Tony Lombardo Film Editing Trevor Jones Original Music Michael Novotny Production Design David Goldberg Art Director Anthony Stabley Set Decoration Barbara Scott Costume Design Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting