The Fifth Missile (1986)

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The Fifth Missile on IMDb 6.2/10 103 votes

Released:
1986-02-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
Larry Peerce

Runtime:
2h 24min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

  • 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