Before Erin Brockovich, before climate panic, one TV movie dared to make smog sexy.
The son of a U.S. Senator takes on the cause of clean air when a friend dies of emphysema.
Acting
Hal Holbrook's righteous simmer vs. E.G. Marshall's political frost.
Direction
Goldstone makes congressional hearings feel like heist tension.
Director
James Goldstone
Hal Holbrook
Hays Stowe
E.G. Marshall
Senator Stowe
Joseph Campanella
Jordan Boyle
Jack Albertson
Dr. Chanute
Pat Hingle
Salem Chase
Sharon Acker
Erin Stowe
James Douglas
Howard Eager
Mike Kellin
Professor Duke
Jeff Corey
Beiseker
Bernie Hamilton
House
Michael Bell
Elliot Morse
Cindy Eilbacher
Norma Stowe
Adrienne Marden
Amanda Shamokin
Harry Basch
Health Commissioner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aired months after the first Earth Day, this was NBC's attempt to capitalize on sudden eco-awareness without alienating sponsors.
Jack Albertson's Dr. Chanute was named after Octave Chanute, aviation pioneer—random or subtle 'flight from pollution' metaphor? You decide.
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