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Countdown to Zero
Countdown to Zero

Countdown to Zero

6.3/10

1hr 31mins

Country:US

2010

Documentary
Spoken Languages: English

Overview:

Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.

Budget

$271,323.00

Production companies

Lawrence Bender Productions, Participant, World Security Institute, Nuclear Disarmament Documentary

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1hr 31mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

2010-01-25