Assault on the Wayne

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.

Assault on the Wayne
Genre	Thriller War Action
Written by	Jackson Gillis
Directed by	Marvin J. Chomsky
Starring	Joseph Cotten Lloyd Haynes Dewey Martin Leonard Nimoy William Windom
Theme music composer	Leith Stevens
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Cinematography	Howard Schwartz
Editor	Donald R. Rode
Running time	75 min.
Production company	Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 12, 1971 (1971-01-12)

Premise

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

Cast

• Joseph Cotten as Admiral
• Lloyd Haynes as Lt. Dave Burston
• Dewey Martin as Lt. Cmdr Skip Langley
• Leonard Nimoy as Commander Phil Kettenring
• William Windom as Lt. Frank Reardon
• Keenan Wynn as Orville Kelly
• Malachi Throne as Dr. Dykers
• Sam Elliott as Ensign William 'Bill' Sandover
• Ivor Barry as Donald Ellington
• Ron Masak as CPO Corky Schmidt
• Lee Stanley as Lt. Manners