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The Day After

The Day After

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 20, 1983

Runtime

2h 7m

Genres

Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie

User Score

67%

Original Title

The Day After

Production Companies

ABC Circle Films

Director

Nicholas Meyer

Description

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.