Assault on the Wayne
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| Assault on the Wayne | |
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| Genre | Thriller War Action |
| Written by | Jackson Gillis |
| Directed by | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| Starring | Joseph Cotten Lloyd Haynes Dewey Martin Leonard Nimoy William Windom |
| Theme music composer | Leith Stevens |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Howard Schwartz |
| Editor | Donald R. Rode |
| Running time | 75 min. |
| Production company | Paramount Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 12, 1971 |
Assault on the Wayne is a 1971 American Cold War-themed action thriller TV film starring Joseph Cotten, Lloyd Haynes, Dewey Martin, Leonard Nimoy and William Windom. It aired on January 12, 1971, in the ABC Movie of the Week space.[1] The film was originally broadcast on the same night as All in the Family premiered.
Premise
[edit | edit source]A US Navy nuclear submarine is sabotaged to steal an anti-ballistic missile guidance system.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Joseph Cotten as Admiral
- Lloyd Haynes as Lt. Dave Burston
- Dewey Martin as Lt. Cmdr Skip Langley
- Leonard Nimoy as Commander Phil Kettenring
- William Windom as Lt. Frank Reardon
- Keenan Wynn as Orville Kelly
- Malachi Throne as Dr. Dykers
- Sam Elliott as Ensign William 'Bill' Sandover
- Ivor Barry as Donald Ellington
- Ron Masak as CPO Corky Schmidt
- Lee Stanley as Lt. Manners
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Assault on the Wayne at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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Categories:
- 1971 television films
- 1971 films
- 1970s spy action films
- 1970s action thriller films
- American spy action films
- ABC Movie of the Week
- Films directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
- Cold War submarine films
- Cold War spy films
- American techno-thriller films
- Films about the United States Marine Corps
- Films scored by Leith Stevens
- American thriller television films
- American action television films
- 1971 directorial debut films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
- Films with screenplays by Jackson Gillis
- English-language action thriller films
- American thriller television film stubs