Earth II (1971)
Just 10 seconds . . . to save a dream from becoming a nuclear nightmare.
In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific research and world peace. However, that peace is shattered when the Chinese send up a nuclear bomb that is orbiting just a few miles away from the station. Can the crew disarm the bomb before it detonates, not only destroying the station but setting off World War III?
- Date of release
- 1971-11-28
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Science Fiction
- Director
- Tom Gries
Casting
- Gary Lockwood — David Seville
- Scott Hylands — Jim Capa
- Hari Rhodes — Dr. Loren Huxley
- Anthony Franciosa — Frank Karger
- Mariette Hartley — Lisa Karger
- Gary Merrill — Walter Dietrich
- Inga Swenson — Ilyana Kovalefskii
- Edward Bell — Anton Kovalefskii
- Lew Ayres — President Charles Carter Durant
- Brian Dewey — Matt Karger
- Diana Webster — Hannah Young
- Bart Burns — Steiner
Interesting facts
Earth II is a 1971 pilot, aired November 28, for a television series about a colony established in orbit around the Earth. A WABE Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, it starred Gary Lockwood, Scott Hylands and Hari Rhodes. The film was written and produced by William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter, and directed by Tom Gries.
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