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6.4It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.
Released: 1983-11-0490 minDir: Lynne LittmanDrama, Science FictionBudget: $1.5MBox office: $2.0M
Cast
- Jane Alexander as Carol Wetherly
- William Devane as Tom Wetherly
- Rossie Harris as Brad Wetherly
- Roxana Zal as Mary Liz Wetherly
- Lukas Haas as Scottie Wetherly
- Philip Anglim as Hollis
Themes
- small town
- california
- nuclear war
- dystopia
- disaster
- based on short story
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 486586
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- publication date
- 1984-06-13
- title
- Testament
- review score
- 7.9/10
- capital cost
- 750000
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1980s disaster films1980s science fiction drama films1983 American films1983 drama films1983 English-language films1983 films1983 science fiction filmsAmerican disaster filmsAmerican PlayhouseAmerican post-apocalyptic filmsAmerican science fiction drama filmsAnti-nuclear filmsEnglish-language science fiction drama filmsFilms about Down syndromeFilms about nuclear war and weaponsFilms about World War IIIFilms based on American short storiesFilms scored by James HornerFilms set in the San Francisco Bay AreaParamount Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date