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Enlarge cover image for Countdown to zero [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media present ; in association with World Security Institute and the History Channel ; a Lawrence Bender Production ; written and directed by Lucy Walker ; producer, Lawrence Bender ; executive producers, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Bruce Blair, Matt Brown ; Nuclear Disarmament Documentary, LLC. DVD

Countdown to zero [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media present ; in association with World Security Institute and the History Channel ; a Lawrence Bender Production ; written and directed by Lucy Walker ; producer, Lawrence Bender ; executive producers, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Bruce Blair, Matt Brown ; Nuclear Disarmament Documentary, LLC.

Bender, Lawrence. (Producer). Walker, Lucy. (Screenwriter, Director). Skoll, Jeff. (Producer). Weyermann, Diane. (Producer). Blair, Bruce. (Producer). Brown, Matt. (Producer). Carter, Jimmy, 1924- (Interviewee). Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931- (Interviewee). Musharraf, Pervez. (Interviewee). Baker, James Addison, 1930- (Interviewee). Blair, Tony, 1953- (Interviewee). Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 1928- (Interviewee). McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009 (Interviewee). Allison, Graham T. (Interviewee). Robock, Alan. (Interviewee). Sherwin, Martin J. (Interviewee). Mollander, Roger. (Interviewee). Oldman, Gary. (Narrator). Fuller, Brad. (Film editor). Johnson, Brian. (Film editor). Golub, Peter. (Composer). Chappell, Robert, 1952- (Cinematographer). Clarke, Gary. (Cinematographer). Donnell, Bryan. (Cinematographer). Higgins, Nick. (Cinematographer). Magnolia Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Participant Media. (Added Author). World Security Institute. (Added Author). History Channel (Television network) (Added Author). Nuclear Disarmament Documentary (Firm) (Added Author). Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

"[The film] traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, leaving the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident." -- Container.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequence ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features: Deleted scenes (ca. 10 min. total): Cuban missile crisis, Electronic backdoor, ID codes, Oppneheimer: man behind the bomb; Additional interviews (ca. 41 min.): Alan Robock, Jimmy Carter, Martin Sherwin, Roger Mollander, Zbigniew Brzezinski; Archival footage (ca. 65 min.): The town that never was, Operation greenhouse, Atomic support for the soldier; Ploughshares Fund PSA; A letter from the filmmakers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editors, Brad Fuller, Brian Johnson ; music, Peter Golub ; cinematography, Robert Chappell, Gary Clarke, Bryan Donnell, Nick Higgins.
Participant or Performer Note:
Featuring Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf, James Baker III, Tony Blair, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert McNamara ; prologue voice over, Gary Oldman.
System Details Note:
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby Digital 2.0 or 5.1 audio ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation.
Language Note:
English dialogue ; optional Spanish subtitles ; Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Atomic bomb > History.
Nuclear disarmament.
Nuclear arms control.
Nuclear weapons > Inventory control.
Dirty bombs.
Nuclear weapons > Accidents.
Nuclear weapons > Testing > Law and legislation.
Nuclear weapons > Law and legislation.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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