World War III

Synopsis

When starving mobs begin rioting in the streets of Moscow, Soviet leaders believe they have no recourse but to seize the Alaskan pipeline to force the United States to end the grain embargo that has brought turmoil to the U.S.S.R.

First Air Date: 1982-01-31

Last Air Date: 1982-02-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Networks: NBC

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Top Cast

David Soul as Colonel Jake Caffey
Rock Hudson as President Thomas McKenna
Jeroen Krabbé as Colonel Alexander Vorashin
Cathy Lee Crosby as Maj. Kate Breckenridge
Robert Prosky as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
James Hampton as Richard Hickman
Lee Wallace as Dr. Jules Farber
Harry Basch as Adm. Vernon Blanchard
Rick Fitts as Maj. George Devery
Jerry Hardin as Gen. Philip Olafson

Seasons

Season 1 (1982)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (1982-01-31)

Colonel Jake Caffey has just been appointed at US Army base in Northern Alaska. Meanwhile, tensions between the US and the USSR rise due to a embargo on Russian grain.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (1982-02-01)

American President McKenna and Soviet Premier Gorny negotiate to avoid an escalation. Meanwhile Colonel Caffey and his platoon try to stop the Soviet commando from reaching its objective in Alaska.