Survival Under Atomic Attack (1951)

How to survive an atomic attack.

Star:

Edward R. Murrow

Cast

Cast overview:
Edward R. Murrow	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

This official U.S. Civil Defense film describes the dangers of an atomic bomb blast, and instructs the public on how to prepare for, and survive, an atomic attack.

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Plot Keywords:

atomic bomb | civil defense | nuke | cold war era | nuclear attack | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2009 (Portugal)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Films, Office of Civil Defense

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Movie Orgy (1968)

User Reviews

Survival after an atomic holocaust

What starts out as another typical day in the life of the Mitchell family turns into a nightmare when a nuclear bomb is dropped on New York City, fifty miles from the Mitchell home. A horrifying story of the aftermath of the nuclear attack unfolds in this gripping dramatisation. This movie made during the time of Cold-War-paranoia of the 1950s – providing the viewer with the disturbing vision of a nuclear holocaust – would make a good double bill with the 1983 movie `The Day After'. Watch out for a very young Walter Matthau!!!