World war iii 1982crystalwareusbasic embed for hosted blogs and item tags. In 1982, rock hudson appeared as thomas mckenna, the president of the united states in the miniseries titled world war iii. Chipper president rock hudson vice president until the previous president died, who seems to have no first. Sondheim, everything was possible and nothing made sense. He failed to obtain parts in school plays because he couldnt remember lines. Darling lili is a 1970 american musical and spy film written by william peter blatty and blake edwards, who also directed. The bbc produced the most shocking films on nuclear war in the 1960s and 1980s. Horrified and nearly in tears, he concludes the situation is unrecoverable, and orders a full nuclear counterstrike upon the soviet union. In this 1982 piece, threads, director mick jackson takes a stark look at what would happen in londonor any city, for that matterfrom a single 1 megaton explosion. Soviet coup leaders launch a full nuclear strike, which is reciprocated by mckenna.
American actor rock hudson was born roy harold scherer jr. A prominent heartthrob of the hollywood golden age, he. In 2011, war played low rider and many other hits at the rack n roll in stamford, connecticut, with remember september and westchester school of rock. Mar 14, 2019 in 1987, soviet paratroopers drop into alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a united states grain embargo. Rock hudson was an actor who never quite found his niche in hollywood. The cast included rock hudson as the president of the united states, brian keith as the soviet premier, and.
Aboard air force one, a visibly shaken president mckenna reluctantly orders defcon 3. Years ago he had an affair with a woman named nicole corsello. Rock hudson has never been better than as the hardheaded newsman with a romantic soft spot for a team of gypsy fliersespecially the sexy parachutejumping dorothy malonein douglas sirks adaptation of william faulkners pylon. His story by rock hudson and sara davidson paint a picture of a man who hid his true self from the world for so long that toward the end of his life there was little of substance left. David soul, brian keith, jeroen krabbe, cathy lee crosby, rock hudson, david greene. A 1986 kstw promo for their broadcast of the twopart television film world war iii, starring rock hudson, david soul, and cathy lee crosby.
Hudson had an unfailing sense of humor and loved his home and his four dogs. World war iii does boast three big names of the day, rock hudson. Hess, a reallife united states air force fighter pilot in the korean war. Starring brian keith in an extraordinary performance as the soviet secretarygeneral and rock hudson as the beleaguered american president, world war iii is suspense and intrigue in epic proportions. Basically a competent performer, and quite a fine one when directed well, hudson appeared in more than his share of bad movies. Apr 22, 20 vietnam in hd episode 5 a changing war 19691970 l l vietnam in hd known as vietnam lost films outside the us is a 6part american documentary television miniseries that originally aired from november 8 to november 11, 2011 on the history channel. With david soul, brian keith, cathy lee crosby, jeroen krabbe. His emotional scenes the one with david soul on the phone, and the one in the war room deciding not to recall the bombers towards the end of the movie were very convincing. To my dismay, ww3 has never surfaced on vhs or dvd. Rock hudson did an amazing job portraying this in the film based on actual events. However, in reallife he served in the philippines as an aircraft mechanic during world war ii. The late rock hudson is exceptionally good as the american president. Its the depression, and the volatile little familydisillusioned world war i ace robert stack. In 2014 the new war released a studio album, evolutionary.
The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film. The danger escalates as the russian leaders and the american president play a catand. Actor rock hudson started out in 1940s b movies before becoming an alist star in the mid 1950s. Fifty years of scare tactics and onpurpose misunderstandings, not to mention bunkers and genderundefinable east german olympians, whats not to love. World war iii tv miniseries 1982 plot summary imdb. World war iii is a miniseries that aired on the nbc network television on january 31, 1982. Mar 14, 2012 a stalemate ensues while the possibility of world war iii hangs in the balance. The devlin connection brian devlin 1982 mcmillan and wife stewart mcmillan 197176 filmography as actor scotty and the secret history of hollywood 16sep2017. Brian devlin episodes, 1982 the patricia neal story tv movie 1981 rock hudson uncredited the star maker. Set in a future december, the film prophesies an american grain embargo levied on russia. World war iii 1982 in 1987, cold war tensions mount when soviet insurgents capture the transalaska pipeline as retaliation for a trade embargo established by the united states. David soul had a lead role in it as did the late rock hudson. Soviet paratroopers drop into alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a united states grain embargo.
A stalemate ensues while the possibility of world war iii hangs in the balance. It was the last full musical to have song lyrics written by johnny mercer. Nov 12, 2012 starring brian keith in an extraordinary performance as the soviet secretarygeneral and rock hudson as the beleaguered american president, world war iii is suspense and intrigue in epic proportions. The danger escalates as the russian leaders and the american president play a catandmouse game.
Top 10 iconic hollywood stars who served during ww ii. Us president rock hudson is entreated by the soviet higherups to drop the ban. David soul does not facebook except his cuban soul page, youtube, myspace, or appear anywhere else online without his approval except at this site and at david soul fans you can follow david via twitter as well as subscribe to this sites updates by signing up below. It starred julie andrews, rock hudson, and jeremy kemp. World war iii 1982 directed by david greene, boris sagal. Aug 18, 2010 a 1986 kstw promo for their broadcast of the twopart television film world war iii, starring rock hudson, david soul, and cathy lee crosby. Movie, world war iii movie,world war iii trailer,world war iii 1982, david. Battle hymn aka by faith i fly is a 1957 technicolor war film starring rock hudson as colonel dean e.
Mar 14, 2015 world war iii tv miniseries search results for. While the countdown to doomsday begins, the film insists upon cutting back to. The film intercuts the political intrigue with the ordeal of both russian and. World war iii 1982 well who didnt love the cold war.
A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by col. Brian keith, cathy lee crosby, david soul, jeroen krabbe, katherine helmond, rock hudson. Rock hudson is rumoured to have hooked up with marlon brando. The danger escalates as the russian leaders and the american president play a catandmouse game world war 3 full movie. World war iii 1982 cast and crew in 1987, cold war tensions mount when soviet insurgents capture the transalaska pipeline as retaliation for a trade embargo established by the united states. The top 10 movies starring rock hudson likeshare share top 5 of this chart rank this chart.
The only people who can stop it must race against time and overwhelming odds. The tiny force holding the valve station represents the difference between a skirmish and world war iii. World war iii tv miniseries 1982 president thomas mckenna 2 episodes, 1982 the devlin connection tv series 1982 brian devlin episodes, 1982 the patricia neal story tv movie 1981 rock hudson uncredited the star maker tv movie 1981 danny youngblood the mirror crackd 1980. Rock hudson born roy harold scherer jr november 17, 1925 october 2, 1985 was an american actor. World war iii 1982 synopsis, characteristics, moods. World war iii 1982 first seven minutes of the movie. Visit the rock hudson page at brians drivein theater for photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and memorabilia sources for actor rock hudson. World war iii dvdr 1982 oldies, doo wop, jazz, pop, rock. Marc christian macginnis, who won a multimilliondollar settlement in 1991 from the estate of his exlover, actor rock hudson, after convincing a jury that hudson had knowingly exposed him to aids. The devlin connection brian devlin 1982 mcmillan and wife stewart mcmillan 197176 filmography as actor scotty and the secret history of hollywood 16sep2017 himself the ambassador 23may1984 world war iii 31jan1982 the mirror crackd 19dec1980 the martian chronicles 27jan1980 avalanche 30aug1978.
One of the most popular movie stars of his time, hudsons screen career spanned five decades. Granted, this is a movie of its time, the world situation it represents is somewhat datedbut if the ending doesnt. I always thought that it was well done, and one of the best acting perfomances by rock hudson that ive ever recall seeing him in. Vietnam in hd episode 5 a changing war 19691970 l l vietnam in hd known as vietnam lost films outside the us is a 6part american documentary television miniseries that originally aired from november 8 to november 11, 2011 on the history channel. World war iii is an american television mini series, first broadcast in 1982. It stars david soul as colonel jake caffey, rock hudson as president. The attempted russian takeover of the alaskan pipeline leads to impending nuclear war. These are the events, so terrifyingly similar to yesterdays headlines that bring the superpowers to the brink of world war iii.
He was unaware that she was pregnant with his child. In 1987, soviet paratroopers drop into alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a united states grain embargo. World war iii tv miniseries 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was of german, swissgerman, english, and irish descent. World war iii is an ambitious if unnecessarily protracted speculative tv movie. Hesss autobiography of the same name was published concurrently with the release of the film. Cast and crew credits for world war iii, 1982, with michael fairman, art evans, bob minor, at turner classic movies. Rock hudson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Also in 2014, war was a nominee for induction into the rock and roll hall of fame. Rock hudson, horoscope for birth date 17 november 1925, born. Dec 06, 2009 marc christian macginnis, who won a multimilliondollar settlement in 1991 from the estate of his exlover, actor rock hudson, after convincing a jury that hudson had knowingly exposed him to aids.
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