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Mankind Faces Earth's Final Days...
2002•1h 31m•
★4.6(30 ratings)
ActionAdventureDrama
Overview
The only hope for humanity to survive a natural disaster is to detonate a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles.
Director
James SealeWriters
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Mankind Faces Earth's Final Days...
The only hope for humanity to survive a natural disaster is to detonate a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles.
Faith Beckett
The film's tagline is: "Mankind Faces Earth's Final Days..."
The runtime is 91 minutes (1h 31m).
The film was directed by James Seale.
The screenplay was written by Rebecca Morrison and Graham Winter.
The score was composed by Bill Brown.
Cinematography was handled by Maximo Munzi.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0303017.
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30 votes
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16
English
United States of America
