The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile
Genre	Drama Thriller
Based on	The Gold Crew by Frank M. Robinson and Thomas N. Scortia
Written by	Eric Bercovici
Directed by	Larry Peerce
Starring	Robert Conrad Sam Waterston David Soul Richard Roundtree Jonathan Banks Yvette Mimieux
Music by	Pino Donaggio
Country of origin	Italy United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Eric Bercovici
Producer	Arthur Fellows
Production locations	Malta Cinecittà Studios, Arsenale Marina Militare di Taranto, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Cinematography	Cristiano Pogany
Editors	Maureen O'Connell Jack Tucker
Running time	150 minutes
Production companies	Bercovici/St.Johns Productions Cinecittà MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 23, 1986 (1986-02-23)

The Fifth Missile is a 1986 television movie starring Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston and David Soul about an American ballistic missile submarine, based on the novel The Gold Crew by Frank M. Robinson and Thomas N. Scortia. With the exception of Cmdr. Van Meer, the ship's crew goes slowly insane due to exposure to paint chemicals onboard and believes a missile test exercise is, in fact, nuclear war. It explores the inability of U.S. command structures to control and prevent rogue submarine officers from launching ballistic missiles.

Cast

• Robert Conrad – Cmdr. Mark Van Meer
• Sam Waterston – Capt. Allard Renslow
• Richard Roundtree – Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
• Jonathan Banks – Ray Olson
• Art LaFleur – "Animal" Meslinsky
• Dennis Holahan – Warden
• Sergio Fantoni – Pietro
• Yvette Mimieux – Cheryl Leary
• David Soul – Capt. Kevin Harris
• Ed Bishop – Admiral Stewart Cullinane
• William Berger – Dr. Strickland

External links

• The Fifth Missile at IMDb
• The Fifth Missile at AllMovie