The Fifth Missile (1986)
The crew of a Polaris submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is to make its victims hallucinate, and the sub's captain imagines that he has been given an order to actually attack Russia. He prepares to do exactly that.
- Released
- 1986-02-23
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Larry Peerce
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Robert Conrad as Cmdr. Mark Van Meer
- David Soul as Capt. Kevin Harris
- Sam Waterston as Capt. Allard Renslow
- Richard Roundtree as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
- Jonathan Banks as Ray Olson
- Art LaFleur as 'Animal' Meslinsky
- Dennis Holahan as Warden
- Sergio Fantoni as Pietro
- Yvette Mimieux as Cheryl Leary
- Ed Bishop as Adm. Stewart Cullinane
- Virginia Bryant as Nurse
- John Leamer as Glenn Dayley