Television Event

Overview

An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, this film reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience of over 100 million and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on how to collectively confront and resolve the most pressing issue of the time - nuclear proliferation.

Cast

Nicholas Meyer

Self

R

Robert Papazian

Self

Edward Hume

Self

B

Brandon Stoddard

Self

Stephanie Austin

Self

S

Stu Samuels

Self

E

Ellen Anthony

Self

Ted Koppel

Self

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

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