Countdown to Zero (2010) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Lawrence Bender Productions / Participant / World Security Institute / Nuclear Disarmament Documentary /

January 25, 2010 1h 31m United States of America Documentary English More

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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.

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title：Countdown to Zero
status：Released
Release date： 2010
Runtime：1h 31m
Genres： Documentary ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Lucy Walker /
Writers： Lucy Walker ·
Production companies： Lawrence Bender Productions · Participant · World Security Institute · Nuclear Disarmament Documentary ·
Budget：$271,323.00
Overview：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.