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The Day After

19832h 7mScience Fiction · Drama · TV Movie
directed by Nicholas Meyer

“They told us it would be impossible to make this movie. They told us it would be impossible for you to watch it. We hope nothing is impossible.”

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6.8 / 10
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7 / 10
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Synopsis

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

Cast

Jason Robards·Dr. Russell Oakes
JoBeth Williams·Nurse Nancy Bauer
Steve Guttenberg·Stephen Klein
John Cullum·Jim Dahlberg
John Lithgow·Joe Huxley
Bibi Besch·Eve Dahlberg
Lori Lethin·Denise Dahlberg
Amy Madigan·Alison Ransom
Jeff East·Bruce Gallatin
Georgann Johnson·Helen Oakes