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Das letzte Testament

Original title: Testament
  • 1983
  • 12
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Das letzte Testament (1983)
The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.
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The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.

  • Director
    • Lynne Littman
  • Writers
    • Carol Amen
    • John Sacret Young
  • Stars
    • Jane Alexander
    • William Devane
    • Rossie Harris
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    7.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lynne Littman
    • Writers
      • Carol Amen
      • John Sacret Young
    • Stars
      • Jane Alexander
      • William Devane
      • Rossie Harris
    • 126User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Jane Alexander, Lukas Haas, Rossie Harris, and Roxana Zal in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander, Lukas Haas, and Roxana Zal in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander and William Devane in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander, Lukas Haas, and Rossie Harris in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander, Rossie Harris, and Gerry Murillo in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander and William Devane in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander and Roxana Zal in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    William Devane and Rossie Harris in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander, Philip Anglim, and Rossie Harris in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander and Rossie Harris in Das letzte Testament (1983)
    Jane Alexander and Lukas Haas in Das letzte Testament (1983)

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    Jane Alexander
    Jane Alexander
    • Carol Wetherly
    William Devane
    William Devane
    • Tom Wetherly
    Rossie Harris
    Rossie Harris
    • Brad Wetherly
    • (as Ross Harris)
    Roxana Zal
    Roxana Zal
    • Mary Liz Wetherly
    Lukas Haas
    Lukas Haas
    • Scottie Wetherly
    Philip Anglim
    Philip Anglim
    • Hollis
    Lilia Skala
    Lilia Skala
    • Fania
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Henry Abhart
    Lurene Tuttle
    Lurene Tuttle
    • Rosemary Abhart
    Rebecca De Mornay
    Rebecca De Mornay
    • Cathy Pitkin
    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Phil Pitkin
    Mako
    Mako
    • Mike
    Mico Olmos
    • Larry
    Gerry Murillo
    • Hiroshi
    J. Brennan Smith
    J. Brennan Smith
    • Billdocker
    Lesley Woods
    Lesley Woods
    • Lady Mayor
    Wayne Heffley
    Wayne Heffley
    • Police Chief
    William G. Schilling
    William G. Schilling
    • Pharmacist
    • (as William Schilling)
    • Director
      • Lynne Littman
    • Writers
      • Carol Amen
      • John Sacret Young
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Kevin Costner has said that he has never forgotten this film and the powerful influence it has had on him. Costner would later star during the 1990s in such post-apocalyptic movies as Waterworld (1995) and Postman (1997).
    • Quotes

      Brad Wetherly: [after finding Hiroshi abandoned at home] I'd better take you home with me, Hiroshi... because I don't think your dad is coming back.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Deal of the Century/Richard Pryor Here and Now/Testament/The Dead Zone/The Osterman Weekend (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      All My Loving
      (1963)

      By John Lennon and Paul McCartney

      Produced by Andrew Dorfman

      Performed by Mitch Weissman

      Courtesy of Mac Len Music

    User reviews126

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    9/10
    Devastating
    This small film from 1983 might actually be more emotionally devastating than "Schindler's List" because it presents us with a horrific "what-if" scenario that I imagine scared the be-jesus out of viewers in the Cold War era that it was made and will send shivers down the spine of anyone who watches it today. The threat of nuclear holocaust may not be so looming now, but the threat of bio-terrorism or any other level of terrorist attack or all out war is very real in the post 9/11 era. This film is so stark and intimate that it really doesn't matter what these people are dying from (it could just as easily be biological warfare as it is nuclear fallout). I was so deeply effected by this film's portrayal or one family in one small California town getting cut off from the rest of civilization (which we can only assume is in the midst of WWIII) and slowly falling apart while one by one loved ones succumb to nuclear radiation that I couldn't watch it all. I had to flip the channels to watch a few minutes of "The Simpsons" before I turned back to watch the end. This is possibly the most depressing film ever made. Jane Alexander running frantically around the house searching for her youngest son's favorite stuffed animal and refusing to bury his body (wrapped in bedsheets) in the backyard until she found it is so heartbreaking that it made me sick. As such, this is the film that every politician the world over should watch before declaring any kind of war. War is not about winning or losing or politics or doing what it right, war is about the death of our children. Everyone needs to be reminded of that before making the war cry. In the end we all die.
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    • WriterDave
    • Oct 5, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 9, 1984 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Testament
    • Filming locations
      • Sierra Madre, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Entertainment Events
      • American Playhouse
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,044,892
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $317,996
      • Nov 6, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,044,892
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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