Directed by Don Taylor   Written by Thomas Hunter   Peter Powell   David Ambrose   Gerry Davis   Cast Kirk Douglas ... Capt. Matthew Yelland Martin Sheen ... Warren Lasky Katharine Ross ... Laurel Scott James Farentino ... Cdr. Richard Owens / Mr.Tideman Ron O'Neal ... Cdr. Dan Thurman Charles Durning ... Sen. Samuel Chapman Victor Mohica ... Black Cloud James Coleman ... Lt. Perry (as James C. Lawrence) Soon-Tek Oh ... Simura (as Soon-Teck Oh) Joe Lowry ... Cdr. Damon Alvin Ing ... Lt. Kajima Mark Thomas ... Marine Cpl. Kullman Harold Bergman ... Bellman Dan Fitzgerald ... Navy Doctor Lloyd Kaufman ... LCdr. Kaufman Peter Douglas ... Quartermaster Ted Richert ... Tideman's Assistant George Warren ... Tideman's Bodyguard Gary Morgan ... Helicopter Crewman Phil Philbin ... Admiral Robert Goodman ... Enlisted Man Richard Liberty ... LCdr. Moss Neil Ronco ... Harvey Bill Couch ... Durrell (as William Couch) Jack McDermott ... Wynn Masayuki Yamazuki ... Togawa George H. Strohsahl Jr. ... Air Boss Ronald R. Stoops ... Navigator Kenneth J. Jaskolski ... Assistant Air Boss Sergei M. Kowalchik ... Crewman Jake Dennis ... Helicopter Pilot Jim Toone ... Helicopter Co-Pilot Edward J. Deats ... Chief Robert L. Huffman ... Radio Officer James R. Augustus ... Jr. Officer Of The Deck Sam P. Baldwin ... Lee Helmsman Ronnie J. Ellis ... Captain's Aide Timothy W. Gersbacher ... Enlisted Man Wayne L. Flesher ... Enlisted Man William S. Frost ... Enlisted Man David H. Signor ... Enlisted Man Tommy Abel ... USS Nimitz Crew Andrew Akerson ... USS Nimitz Crew Edward Andrews ... USS Nimitz Crew Nick L. Anelli ... USS Nimitz Crew Frank R. Arko ... USS Nimitz Crew Emory W. Brown ... USS Nimitz Crew Michael K. Balint ... USS Nimitz Crew James Bulick ... USS Nimitz Crew Andris Dambekaln ... USS Nimitz Crew John T. Davis ... USS Nimitz Crew Michael A. Davis ... USS Nimitz Crew James A. Dennis Jr. ... USS Nimitz Crew Frank D. Ramio ... USS Nimitz Crew (as Frank DiRamio) Jerry D. Elliott ... USS Nimitz Crew Richard Farrell ... USS Nimitz Crew James W. Huston ... USS Nimitz Crew (as James W. Houston) Richard M. Johnson ... USS Nimitz Crew Ronald Kissel ... USS Nimitz Crew Michael J. Kubat ... USS Nimitz Crew Raymond P. Langley ... USS Nimitz Crew Eric Lofquist ... USS Nimitz Crew Kermit L. McCorble ... USS Nimitz Crew Robert K. Miller ... USS Nimitz Crew William H. Miller ... USS Nimitz Crew Gerry Mountcastle ... USS Nimitz Crew William McCluskey ... USS Nimitz Crew Alan Mullen ... USS Nimitz Crew Charles F. Myers ... USS Nimitz Crew Jeffery L. Myers ... USS Nimitz Crew Randy M. Olin ... USS Nimitz Crew David F. Person ... USS Nimitz Crew Raymond M. Reynaud ... USS Nimitz Crew Daniel C. Rockwell ... USS Nimitz Crew Francis Ross ... USS Nimitz Crew Trevor R. Sandison ... USS Nimitz Crew Gregory T. Swarney ... USS Nimitz Crew Andrey Swystun ... USS Nimitz Crew Christopher V. Totis ... USS Nimitz Crew Mark Trenor ... USS Nimitz Crew Brian Tyndall ... USS Nimitz Crew Peter D. Vogt ... USS Nimitz Crew David Wanamaker ... USS Nimitz Crew Stephen G. Weaver ... USS Nimitz Crew Jan P. Werson ... USS Nimitz Crew Steven G. Williams ... USS Nimitz Crew Aaron B. Wilson ... USS Nimitz Crew Michael Wilson ... USS Nimitz Crew David E. Young ... USS Nimitz Crew Uncredited Cast Sam Beaver ... USS Nimitz Crew Jack Cruse ... USS Nimitz Crew Michael Jacobus ... Pilot / USS Nimitz Crew Gregg Kubu ... USS Nimitz Crew / Marine Officer Rhiannon A. La Passioneria ... Radio Operator Benjamin Sarmiento ... USS Nimitz Crew Produced by Peter Douglas   Lloyd Kaufman   Richard R. St. Johns   Kirk Douglas   Original Music by John Scott

Additional Info Premiere: May 21, 1980 Theatrical Release: August 01, 1980 DVD Release: March 30, 2004 Blu-ray Release: November 04, 2008 Country: Distributor: Blue Underground Websites: Production Companies Bryna Productions (as The Bryna Company's Production of) Film Finance Corporation (Presents) Polyc International BV (Copyright MCMLXXX) Sandy Howard/Richard St. Johns Productions (Presents) Distributors Producers Sales Organization (PSO)   (1980) (World-wide) (Non-US) (theatrical) United Artists   (1980) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1982) (USA) (TV) Blue Underground   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen) Blue Underground   (2004) (USA) (VHS) Blue Underground   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) CBS/Fox   (1982) (USA) (video) Image Entertainment   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Pacific Family Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) Vestron Video   (1987) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,261 / 21,031 Site Ranking #3,257 Tenebrae (1982) #3,258 Alone (2020) #3,259 Georgia Rule (2007) #3,260 Clown (2014) #3,261 The Final Countdown (1980) #3,262 Sputnik (2020) #3,263 The Hunting Party (2007) #3,264 The Goldfinch (2019) #3,265 Cat People (1942)