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Damnation Alley is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Jack Smight released in USA on 21 october 1977 with Jan-Michael Vincent
Damnation Alley (1977)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 october 1977
Length 1h31
Directed by Jack Smight
OriginUSA
Themes La fin du monde, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Road movies, Dystopian films, Children's films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films, American disaster films
Rating52%
Damnation Alley is a 1977 post-apocalyptic film, directed by Jack Smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by Roger Zelazny. The original music score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith and the notable cinematography was by Harry Stradling Jr.
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First Lieutenant Jake Tanner (Jan-Michael Vincent) shares ICBM silo duty at an American air force missile base in the Californian desert with Major Eugene "Sam" Denton (George Peppard), who is requesting not to work with him. On their way to duty, Denton talks to Airman Tom Keegan (Paul Winfield), an aspiring artist. When the United States detects incoming nuclear missiles from the Soviet Union, Tanner and Denton launch part of the retaliatory strike. The United States is hit hard, although it manages to intercept 40% of Soviet missiles.Actors
Jan-Michael Vincent
(Tanner)
George Peppard
(Maj. Eugene Denton)
Dominique Sanda
(Janice)
Paul Winfield
(Keegan)
Jackie Earle Haley
(Billy)
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