Doomsday Machine
See! The Earth Destroyed In A Nuclear Holocaust!
A Cold War-era sci-fi thriller about nuclear annihilation and military control, driven by existential dread and paranoia rather than character depth.
Following the discovery of a doomsday machine capable of destroying Earth, the launch of a US space mission to Venus is taken over by the military.
Essence
Ensemble
Bobby Van
Danny
Ruta Lee
Dr. Marion Turner
Mala Powers
Maj. Georgianna Bronski
James Craig
Dr. Haines
Grant Williams
Maj. Kurt Mason
Henry Wilcoxon
Dr. Christopher Perry
Essie Lin Chia
Girl Spy
Casey Kasem
Mission Control Officer
Lorri Scott
Lt. Katie Carlson
Denny Miller
Col. Don Price
Mike Farrell
1st Reporter
Mark Bailey
Major / Astronaut
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