Style: Catastrophe Thriller
Director: Ronald Neame
Starring: Sean Connery, Natalie Wooden, Karl Malden, Henry Fonda, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard
Working Time: 107 minutes
Synopsis: An enormous meteor is found hurtling in the direction of Earth, with seven days to impression. Head of NASA Harry Sherwood (Karl Malden) recollects retired scientist Dr. Paul Bradley (Sean Connery) to responsibility, and the US President (Henry Fonda) locations Bradley in charge of Hercules, a satellite-based nuclear missile system that may goal the meteor. Bradley works together with his Soviet counterpart Dubov (Brian Keith) to beat Chilly Battle tensions and add the Soviet Union’s equal house missiles to the assault on the meteor. Bradley additionally assessments a romance with Dubov’s interpreter Tatiana Donskaya (Natalie Wooden), whereas advance fragments of the meteor begin to strike Earth.
What Works Effectively: The particular results (notably the close-ups of the space-based missile techniques) are someday enough, and the mixed presence of Sean Connery, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Natalie Wooden, and (briefly) Henry Fonda elevates the fabric. The crucial for the US and the USSR to pause the Chilly Battle and be a part of forces to avoid wasting Earth is an effective subtext.
What Does Not Work As Effectively: The repetitive scenes of a rock trundling via house are accompanied by a laughable music soundtrack that alternates between bewildering fake triumphalism and befuddling synth horror. Martin Landau because the obstructionist navy commander marches into over-the-top territory, and when the particular results are unhealthy, they’re actually unhealthy: the avalanche within the Alps and the milkshake sewage in New York are explicit lowlights. Sean Connery’s clumsy makes an attempt to woo Natalie Wooden within the midst of an annihilation occasion are simply cringey.
Key Quote:
Bradley (sarcastically making an attempt to impress Tatiana about life in america): You’d prefer it right here, you recognize. We have every part. Energy cuts, strikes, unemployment, race riots, and a terrific crime fee.
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