By Dawn's Early Light

1990 · directed by Jack Sholder

Rating

67/100

Hit

no

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

By Dawn's Early Light (1990), directed by Jack Sholder, rates 67/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Powers Boothe
• Rebecca De Mornay
• James Earl Jones
• Martin Landau
• Darren McGavin
• Rip Torn
• Jeffrey DeMunn
• Peter MacNicol
• Glenn Withrow
• Ronald William Lawrence

Crew

• Alexander Gruszynski — Director of Photography
• Tony Lombardo — Editor
• Trevor Jones — Original Music Composer

More from Jack Sholder

1. The Hidden (1987) — 71/100
2. Alone in the Dark (1982) — 61/100
3. 12:01 (1993) — 55/100
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) — 52/100
5. Renegades (1989) — 47/100
6. Generation X (1996) — 44/100 · TV film, not counted

How these numbers work: Methodology