The Day After
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The Day After is a 1983 American television film that dramatizes the devastating effects of a nuclear war on ordinary citizens in the United States and became notorious for its intense impact on public and political discourse about nuclear weapons.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Day After (1983 film) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
apocalyptic film
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television film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original teleplay by Edward Hume ⓘ |
| castMember |
Amy Madigan
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Bibi Besch NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgann Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Robards NERFINISHED ⓘ JoBeth Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cullum NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lithgow NERFINISHED ⓘ Lori Lethin NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Guttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gayne Rescher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | Soviet–American nuclear exchange ⓘ |
| director | Nicholas Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | William Dornisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Kansas
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Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | color ⓘ |
| genre |
disaster film
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drama ⓘ science fiction ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Cold War tensions
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nuclear deterrence ⓘ survival after nuclear war ⓘ |
| influenced |
policy discussions on nuclear weapons in the 1980s
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public opinion on nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
nuclear holocaust
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nuclear war ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
graphic depiction of nuclear war effects on civilians
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impact on public debate about nuclear weapons ⓘ influence on political discourse during the Cold War ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredAs | television film ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1983-11-20 ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Papazian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ABC Circle Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rating | TV-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 127 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Kansas
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Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Edward Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Day After (1983 film)