Countdown to Zero

1h 31m
Documentary
6.4

Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.

Cast

Gary Oldman
Narrator (voice)
Graham Allison
Self
James Baker III
Self
Bruce Blair
Self
Tony Blair
Self
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Self
Matthew Bunn
Self
Richard Burt
Self
Jimmy Carter
Self
Mike Chinoy
Self
Joseph Cirincione
Self
Richard Cizik
Self
Thomas D'Agostino
Self
F.W. de Klerk
Self
Pascal Fias
Self
Alexander Glaser
Self

Crew

Lucy Walker
Director, Writer, Sound Recordist
Brad Fuller
Editor
Brian Johnson
Editor
Bruce Blair
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Diane Weyermann
Executive Producer
Lawrence Bender
Producer
Nick Higgins
Camera Operator
Bryan Donnell
Camera Operator
Gary Clarke
Camera Operator
Robert Chappell
Camera Operator
Peter Golub
Original Music Composer

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