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The Day After

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  • Movie
  • 1983
  • NR
  • 2h 7m

Directed by Nicholas Meyer

6.8

TMDB audience rating
6.8 out of 10 from 472 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Jason Robards

    Jason RobardsDr. Russell Oakes

  • JoBeth Williams

    JoBeth WilliamsNurse Nancy Bauer

  • Steve Guttenberg

    Steve GuttenbergStephen Klein

  • John Cullum

    John CullumJim Dahlberg

  • John Lithgow

    John LithgowJoe Huxley

  • Bibi Besch

    Bibi BeschEve Dahlberg

  • Lori Lethin

    Lori LethinDenise Dahlberg

  • Amy Madigan

    Amy MadiganAlison Ransom

  • Jeff East

    Jeff EastBruce Gallatin

  • Georgann Johnson

    Georgann JohnsonHelen Oakes

  • William Allen Young

    William Allen YoungAirman Billy McCoy

  • Calvin Jung

    Calvin JungDr. Sam Hachya

  • Lin McCarthy

    Lin McCarthyDr. Austin

  • Dennis Lipscomb

    Dennis LipscombReverend Walker

  • Clayton DayDennis Hendry

  • Doug ScottDanny Dahlberg

  • Ellen AnthonyJoleen Dahlberg

  • Kyle AletterMarilyn Oakes

Director
Nicholas Meyer
Writer
Edward Hume
Music
David Raksin
Cinematography
Gayne Rescher