Condition Red

Originaltitel: By Dawn's Early Light

Fernsehfilm
1990
PG-13
1 Std. 40 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Powers Boothe, and Martin Landau in Condition Red (1990)

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Regie
- Jack Sholder
Drehbuch
- William Prochnau
- Bruce Gilbert
Hauptbesetzung

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

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Regie
- Jack Sholder
Drehbuch
- William Prochnau
- Bruce Gilbert
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

1 Primetime Emmy gewonnen
- 1 Gewinn & 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

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The computer in NORAD is made up from components of an actual IBM AN/FSQ-7 Combat Direction Central, built in 1954 to protect the US from Soviet bomber attack. Components of decommissioned systems were sold for scrap and bought by film and television production companies that wanted futuristic-looking computers, despite the fact they were built in the 1950s. Components used in this film were previously used in Time Tunnel (1966), Flammendes Inferno (1974) and WarGames: Kriegsspiele (1983), among many others, and later used in Fail Safe (2000).

Patzer
In the opening scene, the various military alert levels are referred to as "ROUND HOUSE," "COCKED PISTOL," etc. These designations are only used during exercises, to ensure that there is no confusion as to whether an actual change in alert status is being ordered. However, in an actual crisis, such as the one depicted, the statuses would be referred to by their DEFCON (Defense Condition) numbers, from DEFCON 5 (for peacetime readiness) up to DEFCON 1 (for maximum readiness, i.e., war).

Zitate
[President talking of the incompetent acting president]
President: We got Alice in one plane and the mad hatter in another.

Verbindungen
Featured in The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)

Soundtracks
DON'T CALL HIM A COWBOY
Written by Debbie Hupp, Johnny MacRae and Bob Morrison
Performed by Conway Twitty
Courtesy Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products, Music City Music Inc.
(administered by EMI April Music Inc) and Southern Days Music (administered by CMI)

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8/10

Excellent Nuclear Thriller!

"By Dawn's Early Light" is one of the best nuclear thriller's around. It came out as the Cold War was ending, but it is even more prevalent now, as it opens with accidental launch by Russian dissidents. The current situation in Ukraine comes to mind. In any case, the movie does a great job, especially for made-for-TV (HBO) film that also has pretty good special effects for the time and budget. The acting is top notch, with special nods going to James Earl Jones as the tough, fair, and smart Major General Alice, Powers Boothe as the determined Major Cassidy flying the main B-52, and Martin Landau as the President trying to do the right thing. Also, the short appearance of Nicolas Coaster as General Renning at the beginning to the film is also notable. This is a great nuclear thriller, right up there with the classic Dr. Strangelove but from a different perspective. Highly recommended!