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Der Tag danach

Original title: The Day After
  • TV Movie
  • 1983
  • 12
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
18K
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POPULARITY
1,349
153
Der Tag danach (1983)
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The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.

  • Director
    • Nicholas Meyer
  • Writer
    • Edward Hume
  • Stars
    • Jason Robards
    • JoBeth Williams
    • Steve Guttenberg
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,349
    153
    • Director
      • Nicholas Meyer
    • Writer
      • Edward Hume
    • Stars
      • Jason Robards
      • JoBeth Williams
      • Steve Guttenberg
    • 211User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Steve Guttenberg, John Lithgow, Jason Robards, and JoBeth Williams in Der Tag danach (1983)
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    Steve Guttenberg in Der Tag danach (1983)
    Jason Robards in Der Tag danach (1983)
    Amy Madigan in Der Tag danach (1983)
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    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards
    • Dr. Russell Oakes
    JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth Williams
    • Nurse Nancy Bauer
    Steve Guttenberg
    Steve Guttenberg
    • Stephen Klein
    • (as Steven Guttenberg)
    John Cullum
    John Cullum
    • Jim Dahlberg
    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Joe Huxley
    Bibi Besch
    Bibi Besch
    • Eve Dahlberg
    Lori Lethin
    Lori Lethin
    • Denise Dahlberg
    Amy Madigan
    Amy Madigan
    • Alison Ransom
    Jeff East
    Jeff East
    • Bruce Gallatin
    Georgann Johnson
    Georgann Johnson
    • Helen Oakes
    William Allen Young
    William Allen Young
    • Airman Billy McCoy
    Calvin Jung
    • Dr. Sam Hachiya
    Lin McCarthy
    Lin McCarthy
    • Dr. Austin
    Dennis Lipscomb
    Dennis Lipscomb
    • Reverend Walker
    Clayton Day
    • Dennis Hendry
    Doug Scott
    • Danny Dahlberg
    Ellen Anthony
    • Joleen Dahlberg
    Kyle Aletter
    • Marilyn Oakes
    • Director
      • Nicholas Meyer
    • Writer
      • Edward Hume
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The program originally aired on November 20, 1983. It remains the most-watched TV movie in U.S. history. Estimates put the viewership at over 100 million Americans, with a Nielsen share of 62 percent.
    • Goofs
      When Dr. Austin (Lin McCarthy) is explaining the effects of the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from the nuclear blast, he says. "It's all theoretical. It's never happened before." In actuality, the United States detonated a 3.8 megaton warhead at an altitude of 50 miles, 1 August 1958, in the Operation Hardtack Teak shot nuclear test. This event caused unexpected communications disruption and damage to electrical equipment in an area that ranged between Hawaii and New Zealand. It was the first observation of the EMP effect.
    • Quotes

      [intercontinental ballistic missiles are being fired]

      Cynthia: What's going on?

      Joe Huxley: Those are Minuteman missiles!

      Cynthia: Like a test, sort of... like a warning?

      Joe Huxley: [shakes his head, staring at the missiles in awe and disbelief] They're on their way to Russia. They take about 30 minutes to reach their target.

      Aldo: So do theirs, right?

    • Crazy credits
      [After movie has ended, before end credits.] The catastrophic events you have just witnessed are, in all likelihood, less severe than the destruction that would actually occur in the event of a full nuclear strike against the United States. It is hoped that the images of this film will inspire the nations of this earth, their peoples, and leaders to find the means to avert that fateful day.
    • Alternate versions
      The rare laserdisc version (released by Image Entertainment in 1995) is advertised as being a director's cut. This version runs 127mins, is widescreen in its proper ratio of 1:75:1 and has a commentary track by director Nicholas Meyer. At the time of this release full versions of the film were not readily available. So it stands to chance this director's cut is actually the same as the current mgm dvd (US region 1) as far as content and running time goes, with the exception of the widescreen format and commentary track which so far has only be found on this laserdisc.
    • Connections
      Edited from Zwei Minuten Warnung (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Music from 'The River'
      by Virgil Thomson

      Arranged by David Raksin (uncredited)

    User reviews211

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    YIKES!!!
    This movie can never be outdated. One of the two scariest non-horror movies I have seen (deliverance is the other), this movie portrays a realistic (if to a lesser degree) of what could happen if there ever were a nuclear attack. Gosh, did it ever scare me! It made me think, too. I still rank is as an excellent film, even though it has been so long since I saw it.

    *** out of ****
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    17
    • mattkratz
    • Jul 13, 2001

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    • Is this any relation to the recent blockbuster, 'The Day After Tomorrow?'
    • How many different versions do exist of this movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 1983 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • -Original film
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Day After
    • Filming locations
      • Lawrence, Kansas, USA
    • Production company
      • ABC Circle Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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