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The Day After

The Day After
★ 6.8/10•1983•2h 7m•NR•Science Fiction•Drama•TV Movie

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.

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.

Nicholas Meyer · Director

Edward Hume · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 7m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 10, 1983

Actors

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Dr. Russell Oakes

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Nurse Nancy Bauer

Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Stephen Klein

John Cullum

John Cullum

Jim Dahlberg

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Joe Huxley

Bibi Besch

Bibi Besch

Eve Dahlberg

Lori Lethin

Lori Lethin

Denise Dahlberg

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Alison Ransom

Jeff East

Jeff East

Bruce Gallatin

Georgann Johnson

Georgann Johnson

Helen Oakes

William Allen Young

William Allen Young

Airman Billy McCoy

Calvin Jung

Calvin Jung

Dr. Sam Hachya

Lin McCarthy

Lin McCarthy

Dr. Austin

Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb

Reverend Walker

Clayton Day

Dennis Hendry

Doug Scott

Danny Dahlberg

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