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You can watch The Final Countdown (1980) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Final Countdown is a film that explores themes of airplane, world war ii, time travel. It also touches on pearl harbor and pacific war and naval warfare.
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Don Taylor
Cast
Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning, Victor Mohica, James Coleman, Soon-Tek Oh, Alvin Ing
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The Final Countdown
You can watch The Final Countdown (1980) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.6/10
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52%
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Director
Don Taylor
Cast
Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning, Victor Mohica, James Coleman, Soon-Tek Oh, Alvin Ing
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