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Feature film — 1983

The Day After (1983)

6.82h 7mScience Fiction — Drama — TV Movie

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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Director: Nicholas Meyer

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Cast & crew

Jason Robards as Dr. Russell Oakes

Jason Robards

Dr. Russell Oakes

JoBeth Williams as Nurse Nancy Bauer

JoBeth Williams

Nurse Nancy Bauer

Steve Guttenberg as Stephen Klein

Steve Guttenberg

Stephen Klein

John Cullum as Jim Dahlberg

John Cullum

Jim Dahlberg

John Lithgow as Joe Huxley

John Lithgow

Joe Huxley

Bibi Besch as Eve Dahlberg

Bibi Besch

Eve Dahlberg

Lori Lethin as Denise Dahlberg

Lori Lethin

Denise Dahlberg

Amy Madigan as Alison Ransom

Amy Madigan

Alison Ransom

Jeff East as Bruce Gallatin

Jeff East

Bruce Gallatin

Georgann Johnson as Helen Oakes

Georgann Johnson

Helen Oakes

William Allen Young as Airman Billy McCoy

William Allen Young

Airman Billy McCoy

Calvin Jung as Dr. Sam Hachya

Calvin Jung

Dr. Sam Hachya

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