By Dawn’s Early Light is an HBO Original Movie, aired in 1990 and set in the year 1991. It is based on the 1983 novel Trinity's Child, written by William Prochnau. The film holds the distinction of being the last film to depict the events of a fictional World War III before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the essential end of the Cold War. Received two Emmy nominations in 1991 for Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special - James Earl Jones. The film is somewhat unusual in that despite a modest budget it is replete with major name actors from the era when it was filmed.
The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries desperately to regain control of his military after his helicopter crashes during a limited nuclear exchange in this film with a scenario similar to _Fail Safe_ and _Dr. Strangelove_. Originally a made for cable movie, it concentrates on the relationship between a veteran pilot and his female co-pilot and the president's attempt to wrest control away from a war-mongering successor. Written by Keith Loh
When Mike Lewis leaves L.A. to stay with his grandfather in Colorado for the summer, he hates the old man's cowboy ways. When Mike demands to go home, the old man agrees and saddles up a couple of horses for a six week trip toward California, home, the Pacific and redemption. Written by
