(Countdown to Zero)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

91 minutes

Year:

2010

Directors:

Lucy Walker

Production companies:

Lawrence Bender Productions,

Participant,

World Security Institute,

Nuclear Disarmament Documentary

Actors:

Narrator (voice)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Director

Original Music Composer

Producer

Camera Operator

Editor