The Day After (1983)

The Day After (1983) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
122 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Nicholas Meyer

Written By:
Edward Hume

Actors:
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
William Allen Young ..... Airman Billy McCoy
Calvin Jung ..... Dr. Sam Hachiya
Lin McCarthy ..... Dr. Austin
Dennis Lipscomb ..... Reverend Walker
Clayton Day ..... Dennis Hendry

Synopsis:

It is the mid-1980s. An aggressive Soviet leadership orders troops marched to the border of West Berlin, and then decides to invade West Germany with multiple armored tank & troop divisions. In Lawrence, Kansas - on the border with Missouri - a family is preparing for the wedding of their eldest daughter, and Dr. Oakes is keeping busy in his role as chief of surgery in the small University Hospital at Lawrence. These people go on with their daily lives but are drawn closer to the possibility of a nuclear war, as the Russians use a nuclear ballistic missile against a West German city, and then attack a U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf. The Americans strike back by hitting a Soviet ship, and then the Russians hit NATO regional headquarters with a nuclear warhead! People start creating makeshift fallout shelters in their basements, but many are caught off guard when, one at a time, nuclear missiles are launched from their silos along the Kansas - Missouri border. USAF officers then announce that 300+ ICBMs are inbound to the U.S., and two of them strike Kansas City, Missouri! Many are killed outright, but still more must face the danger of radioactive fallout. Now, the characters we follow are living in a barren, devastated world - devoid of electricity, safe drinking water, and food - and filled with radioactivity, starvation, and disease... in the horrific aftermath of 'The Day After'...

The frightening story of the weeks leading up to and following a nuclear strike on the United States. The bulk of the activity centers around the town of Lawrence, Kansas.

The TV drama that had America mesmerised in the 80's, about what could possibly happen after a nuclear bomb hits.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 13 July, 2023.