It's the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union with the Communists launching a spy satellite that has the Free World leaders in a panic. Fears about the nature of the satellite force the United States to send an agent undercover behind the Iron Curtain to discover what the Soviets have learned. What he finds is the Communists have used the information acquired from their spy satellite to help them perfect a new and even more deadly nuclear weapon.
Production
Shot for pocket change with stock footage doing heavy lifting.
Writing
Dialogue so wooden it could build you a shelter.
Director
Barry Mahon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Barry Mahon was a former WWII pilot who later produced softcore films, making this his most 'respectable' project.
Released the same year as the U-2 incident, this exploitation quickie cashed in on real nuclear terror for drive-in dollars.
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