BY DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT (1990) 4/5.
Also known as THE GRAND TOUR, this is an HBO film, first aired in 1990. It’s based on the 1983 novel TRINITY'S CHILD, written by William Prochnau. This film is one of the last to depict the events of a fictional third world war before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the cessation of the Cold War, which finally ended in 1991. It was produced by Thomas M Hammel, directed by Jack Sholder and stars Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Rip Torn, Jeffrey DeMunn and Darren McGavin. For some reason, since January 20 this year, I've been watching a lot of documentaries and films on the subjects of nuclear terrorism and nuclear war. I can’t imagine why…