The Day After (1983)
Genre: Drama / War
Duration: 126 minuten
Alternative title: De Dag Daarna
Country:
United States
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Stars: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams and Steve Guttenberg
IMDb score:
7,0 (20.468)
Releasedate: 28 November 1983
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Day After plot
"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."
1983: The threat of nuclear war is still there. That threat took shape with The Day After, a film about the last weeks before a nuclear attack on the United States and the first weeks after the disaster.
Actors and actresses
Dr. Russell Oakes
Nurse Nancy Bauer
Stephen Klein
Jim Dahlberg
Joe Huxley
Eve Dahlberg
Denise Dahlberg
Alison Ransom
Bruce Gallatin
Helen Oakes
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
At the time —during the Cold War¬— a controversial television film, which was mainly released in theaters in Europe and at that time was good for fierce polemics in the newspapers. Director Meyer succeeds wonderfully in highlighting the horrors of nuclear war. Still, the film (almost a docudrama) is much less impressive now than it was then. Or am I too cynical now?
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wihu61
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- 1032 messages
- 557 votes
Despite extensive use of stock footage, the film does have its strong moments. I can imagine it would be exactly the same in reality. The idea of an anonymous enemy at a great distance was palpable and the explosions were otherworldly and terrifying.
We can of course do more in terms of effects, but the essence of a nuclear war is still being touched here, with modest means... That tranquil meadow on a sunny day, just before the total destruction is an image that stays with me .
I have yet to see it surpass the usual action and slick CGI with Brad Pitt and co.
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