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Assault on the Wayne

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Assault on the Wayne
GenreThriller
War
Action
Written byJackson Gillis
Directed byMarvin J. Chomsky
StarringJoseph Cotten
Lloyd Haynes
Dewey Martin
Leonard Nimoy
William Windom
Theme music composerLeith Stevens
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
CinematographyHoward Schwartz
EditorDonald R. Rode
Running time75 min.
Production companyParamount Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 12, 1971 (1971-01-12)

Assault on the Wayne is a 1971 American Cold War-themed action thriller TV film starring Joseph Cotten, Lloyd Haynes, Dewey Martin, Leonard Nimoy and William Windom. It aired on January 12, 1971, in the ABC Movie of the Week space.[1] The film was originally broadcast on the same night as All in the Family premiered.

Premise

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A US Navy nuclear submarine is sabotaged to steal an anti-ballistic missile guidance system.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "TV Listings for January 12, 1971". TV Tango. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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