The countdown is on. The crisis is building. The fate of the country depends on the next 24 hours.
When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try to avert a nuclear exchange with the Chinese.
Made in US
6.3/10
1973
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Cast
Buddy Ebsen
As Vice President Kermit Madigan
Peter Graves
As Mark Jones
Arthur Kennedy
As Gunther Damon
Raymond Massey
As Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
Mercedes McCambridge
As Hester Madigan
Rip Torn
As George Oldenburg
Louise Sorel
As Joanna Spencer
James Wainwright
As Gen. Dunbar
Dabney Coleman
As Sen. Bert Haines
Joseph Campanella
As Col. Doug Henderson
Richard Eastham
As Gen. Colton
Jim B. Smith
As Maj. Earl Foster
Tod Andrews
As President Jeremy Haines
Maida Severn
As Judy Nance
Ivan Bonar
As Colonel to Dunbar
Gary Haynes
As Rod Pitcher
Patty Bodeen
As Girl in Desert
Robert Reiser
As Boy in Desert
Byron Morrow
As Adm. Phillips
Bill Walker
As Thomas
Richard Bull
As First Controller
Vernon Weddle
As Second Controller
Hoke Howell
As Control Supervisor
Richard Stahl
As Dentist
Gil Peterson
As Tower Controller
Dale Tarter
As Airman
James W. Gavin
As Helicopter Pilot
Barry Cahill
As Ground Crew Chief
Lillian Lehman
As Genesse
James B. Sikking
As Aide to Dunbar
Barbara Leigh
As WAF
Jerry Crews
As News Cameraman
Jeff Burton
As Reporter
John Rayner
As Aide to Colton
George Barrows
As Mr. Meyers
John Amos
As Marine Corporal
John Ward
As Maj. D'Andrea
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