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World War III is a 1981 American miniseries starring an all-star cast including Rock Hudson and David Soul. More

World War III is a 1981 American television miniseries. The miniseries aired on January 31 and February 1, 1982 in America on NBC.

The miniseries was a typical Cold War series focusing on the struggle between the United States and Russia, against the backdrop of a major nuclear threat.

The series was directed by Boris Sagal until his death in a helicopter crash, after which David Greene took over the direction.

Rock Hudson played the American president and David Soul (star of the recently ended Starsky and Hutch) played the most important American officer stationed in Alaska. The all-star cast also included Brian Keith, Robert Prosky, Katherine Helmond, James Hampton and Cathy Lee Crosby. Dutch actor Jeroen Krabbé (of Soldaat van Oranje) also played an important role as a Russian officer on the front lines.

The miniseries was moderately received by critics, but was reasonably successful on television and was sold to France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, England and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, the miniseries was broadcast in four parts from Sunday 3 September 1983 and repeated in the summer of 1985.

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World War III (1983)