Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of The Philadelphia Experiment with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com The Philadelphia Experiment ( 1984) Photos. It has also made him sensitive to any alteration to the time continuum. Directed by Paul Ziller. Directed by Stephen Cornwell. Nicholas Lea. With Brad Johnson, Marjean Holden, Gerrit Graham, John Christian Graas. ... Bill Gardner. ... Hagan. Cast. Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification. Michael Paré. Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Max W. Anderson ... Man playing arcaid game in Cafe (uncredited) Lou Costello ... Wilbur (archive footage) (uncredited) Sharon Doss ... Violet (uncredited) User Reviews. Ryan Robbins. David Herdeg's participation in a failed 1943 experiment in radar invisibility has propelled him 40 years into the future. In 'The Philadelphia Experiment', a secret government research project tries reviving the World War II "Philadelphia Experiment," which was an attempt to create a cloaking device to render warships invisible. With Nicholas Lea, Michael Paré, Ryan Robbins, Emilie Ullerup. An aberration in his genetic makeup enabled him to pass through the portal of time. In 1943, the United States tests an anti-radar system to make the U.S. Navy ships invisible to the enemy.

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