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The Fifth Missile is a 1986 television movie starring Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston and David Soul about an American ballistic missile submarine, based on the novel The Gold Crew by Frank M. Robinson and Thomas N. Scortia. With the exception of Cmdr. Van Meer, the ship's crew goes slowly insane due to exposure to paint chemicals onboard and believes a missile test exercise is, in fact, nuclear war. It explores the inability of U.S. command structures to control and prevent rogue submarine officers from launching ballistic missiles.
Original Release
02/23/1986
US Release
02/23/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Conrad | Cmdr. Mark Van Meer |
Sam Waterston | Capt. Allard Renslow |
Jonathan Banks | Ray Olson |
Art LaFleur | 'Animal' Meslinsky |
Dennis Holahan | Warden |
Sergio Fantoni | Pietro |
Yvette Mimieux | Cheryl Leary |
David Soul | Capt. Kevin Harris |
Ed Bishop | Adm. Stewart Cullinane |
Michael Aronin | Ernie Gradow |
Directors
Writers
Eric Bercovici, Frank M. Robinson, Thomas N. Scortia
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Conrad | Cmdr. Mark Van Meer |
Sam Waterston | Capt. Allard Renslow |
Jonathan Banks | Ray Olson |
Art LaFleur | 'Animal' Meslinsky |
Dennis Holahan | Warden |
Sergio Fantoni | Pietro |
Yvette Mimieux | Cheryl Leary |
David Soul | Capt. Kevin Harris |
Ed Bishop | Adm. Stewart Cullinane |
Michael Aronin | Ernie Gradow |
William Berger | Dr. Strickland |
David Gilliam | Longstreet |
Trevor Thomas | McCune |
Donald Stewart | Adm. Howard |
David Lema | Dempsey |
Joe Drago | Gerassi |
William Paulson | Tony Cermak |
Bruce McGuire | Spencer |
Justin Muller | Russo |
Jeff Harding | Epling |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Eric Bercovici | Executive Producer |
Arthur Fellows | Producer |
Sean Hunter | Producer |
Arnolds Linins | Producer |