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.
Cast
Jason Robards
Dr. Russell Oakes
JoBeth Williams
Nurse Nancy Bauer
Steve Guttenberg
Stephen Klein
John Cullum
Jim Dahlberg
John Lithgow
Joe Huxley
Bibi Besch
Eve Dahlberg
Lori Lethin
Denise Dahlberg
Amy Madigan
Alison Ransom
Jeff East
Bruce Gallatin
Georgann Johnson
Helen Oakes
William Allen Young
Airman Billy McCoy
Calvin Jung
Dr. Sam Hachya
Lin McCarthy
Dr. Austin
Dennis Lipscomb
Reverend Walker
Clayton Day
Dennis Hendry
Doug Scott
Danny Dahlberg
Ellen Anthony
Joleen Dahlberg
Kyle Aletter
Marilyn Oakes
Alston Ahern
Cynthia
William Allyn
Professor
Antonie Becker
Ellen Hendry
Pamela Brown
Nurse
Jonathan Estrin
Julian French
Stephen Furst
Aldo
Arliss Howard
Tom Cooper
Rosanna Huffman
Dr. Wallenberg
Barbara Harris
TV Host
Bob Meister
Cody
Vahan Moosekian
Mack
George Petrie
Dr. Landowska
Glenn Robards
Barber #2
Tom Spratley
Barber #1
Stan Wilson
Vinnie Conrad
Arthur Ashe
TV Newscaster (uncredited)
Billy Beck
Dying Old Man Squatter (uncredited)
Brian Beltran
College Student (uncredited)
Bill Baker
College Student (uncredited)
Crew
Nicholas Meyer
Director
Edward Hume
Writer
Robert Florio
Editor
Paul Dixon
Editor
William Paul Dornisch
Editor
Walton Domisch
Assistant Editor
Barbara Palmer Dixon
Assistant Editor
Sharon Burke
Assistant Editor
Janet Bartels-Vandagriff
Assistant Editor
Gayne Rescher
Director of Photography
Elie Cohn
First Assistant Director
Gail Joyce Fortmuller
Second Assistant Director
Robert Papazian
Producer
Stephanie Austin
Associate Producer
Peter Wooley
Production Design
David McCann
Post Production Supervisor
Mary West
Casting Associate
Ross Brown
Casting
Hank McCann
Casting
Jack Wright
Extras Casting
John S. Perry
Costume Supervisor
Dianne Cohoon
Costumer
Bill Flores
Costumer
Dorothea Long
Hair Designer
Judy Crown
Hairstylist
Michael Westmore
Makeup Designer
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Steven-Charles Jaffe
Second Unit Director
Neil Roach
Second Unit Director of Photography
Scott Thaler
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Frank Serafine
Sound Designer
Christopher T. Welch
Sound Editor
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles T. Knight
Production Sound Mixer
Bob Dawson
Special Effects
Robert Blalack
Special Effects
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Gene Clinesmith
Transportation Coordinator
Mary Ann Good
Set Decoration
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.
Set Designer
Mort Zwicker
Construction Coordinator
Dean Williams
Still Photographer
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Andree Juviler
Location Manager
Steve Dayan
Location Manager
Paul Stader
Stunt Coordinator
Lavar Emert
Property Master
Gene Griffith
Key Grip
Romolo Acquistapace
Gaffer
Hal Galli
Production Manager
Penelope Gottlieb
Title Designer
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