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Television Event

11/11/2020

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1hr 31min

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Documentary

To win the ratings war, they must end the Cold War

STORY

An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, this film reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience of over 100 million and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on how to collectively confront and resolve the most pressing issue of the time - nuclear proliferation.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Nicholas Meyer
  • Robert Papazian
  • Edward Hume
  • Brandon Stoddard
  • Stephanie Austin

    Director

  • Jeff Daniels

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Common Room Productions
  • Impact Partners

    Production Countries

  • Australia
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Ellen Anthony

Herself

Ted Koppel

Himself

Ronald Reagan

Himself (archive footage)

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