A nuclear physicist concludes that constant nuclear testing will bring about the apocalypse, so he attempts to warn US and USSR officials, as well as contact a Portuguese women who claims Virgin Marry warned her about this in 1911.
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Title: A State of Emergency (1986)
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Cast
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| Martin Sheen | ... | Dr. Alex Carmody | |
| Peter Firth | ... | Dr. Kenneth Parrish | |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | Father Joe Ryan | |
| Frances Tomelty | ... | Jackie Hampton | |
| Kenneth Haigh | |||
| Dudley Sutton | ... | Soviet professor | |
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Bobby Sherman | ||
| Fionnula Flanagan | ... | Diane Carmody | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Valerie Braddell | |||
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Judith Burnett | ||
| Ramon Estevez | ... | Brian Carmody | |
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Peggy Frankston | ||
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François Guétary | ||
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Daniel Wozniak | ... | Uri |
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A nuclear physicist concludes that constant nuclear testing will bring about the apocalypse, so he attempts to warn US and USSR officials, as well as contact a Portuguese women who claims Virgin Marry warned her about this in 1911.
Plot Keywords:
reference to the virgin mary | religion | warning | pacifism | nuclear war |Taglines:
A chain reaction. Only he can stop it. Tomorrow's dawn is in his hands.Genres:
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At 13:18 when Dr Carmody is about to reverse out of his driveway returning to the laboratory, (after Dr Parrish's revelation of the results of his experiment to the media), a dog can be clearly seen outside the hedges, in the front of the lawn. A second later the dog is gone. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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November 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$5,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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I saw this wonderful movie on video many years ago and was completely swept up in it like the rest of us who had gathered to watch it. The development of the main character whose scientific background leads him to a religious revelation really hit home for me.