Countdown to Zero (2010)

  • PG
  • 01/25/2010 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 31m

Demand Zero.

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.

Lucy Walker

Director, Writer

Cast

Gary Oldman's headshot

Gary Oldman

Narrator (voice)
Graham Allison's headshot

Graham Allison

Self
James Baker III's headshot

James Baker III

Self
Bruce Blair's headshot

Bruce Blair

Self
Tony Blair's headshot

Tony Blair

Self
Zbigniew Brzezinski's headshot

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Self
Matthew Bunn's headshot

Matthew Bunn

Self
Richard Burt's headshot

Richard Burt

Self

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