The crew of a Polaris submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is to make its victims hallucinate, and the sub's captain imagines that he has been given an order to actually attack Russia. He prepares to do exactly that.
Unfortunately the movie The Fifth Missile is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Larry Peerce | Director |
| Writing | Eric Bercovici | Writer |
| Production | Eric Bercovici | Executive Producer |
| Production | Arthur Fellows | Producer |
| Camera | Cristiano Pogany | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Pino Donaggio | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jack Tucker | Editor |
| Editing | Maureen O'Connell | Editor |
| Art | Franco Vanorio | Art Direction |
| Art | Beala Neel | Production Design |
