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What is the name of the movie where a US aircraft carrier goes back in time to world war 2 prior the pear harbor?
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the Final Countdown with Kirk Douglas commanding a modern Nimitz class carrier thru a time porthole (a very strange storm) to the moments just before Pearl Harbor. And, just as amazing, he and the ship and crew are transported to the vicinity of Pearl Harbor. The only redeeming feature of the silly film is the comical air combat scenes with a couple of Zeros actually trying to shout down F-14's - hilarious!
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe Final Countdown (1980) starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen and Katherine Ross.
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