The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown is a 1980 American science fiction war film about a modern nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Produced by Peter Douglas and Lloyd Kaufman (founder of Troma Entertainment) and directed by Don Taylor (his final directing role), while Kaufman also served as an associate producer and had a minor acting role. The film contains an ensemble cast starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, Katharine Ross, Ron O'Neal and Charles Durning.
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| author | David Ambrose Gerry Davis Peter Powell Thomas Hunter |
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| director | Don Taylor |
| editor | Robert K. Lambert |
| events | Attack on Pearl Harbor aviation seamanship time travel World War II |
| genre | science fiction |
| musicBy | John Scott |
| producer | Lloyd Kaufman Peter Vincent Douglas |
| productionCompany | The Bryna Company |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | science fiction war time war |