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 |
| Sound | Pino Donaggio | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Arthur Fellows | Producer |
| Camera | Cristiano Pogany | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Eric Bercovici | Writer |
| Editing | Maureen O'Connell | Editor |
| Art | Beala Neel | Production Design |
| Production | Eric Bercovici | Executive Producer |
| Art | Franco Vanorio | Art Direction |
| Editing | Jack Tucker | Editor |
