An orgy of looting and lust!
While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters and killers are everywhere. Escaping to the hills with his family, he sets about the business of surviving in a world where, he knows, the old ideals of humanity will be the first casualties.
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- John Chardon TMDB · Jan 20197/10
Isn't there anyone we can trust? Harry Baldwin (Ray Milland) and his family set off for a vacation, whilst on route they witness a blinding flash of light that forces them to stop. From their vantage point in the hills it becomes evident that Los Angeles has been the victim of a nuclear attack, what is also evident is that the enemy is not merely confined to those people who launched the bombs. Panic In Year Zero! is now one of those films that looks dated because of the impasse nature of a nuclear threat in the world, but really when one goes into this smart piece then do it the courtesy of allowing it its time frame paranoia heart. The deconstruction of the human condition under duress is a subject that will forever be of interest to the arts and those who willingly observe it, but when a medium is tight in its portrayal then it's something to be cherished, such is the case here in Panic In Year Zero! We have your standard family, Mom, Dad, Daughter and Son, all genuine and honest people, all of them about to witness the dark side of human nature, not only from the outside looking in, but from within themselves as well! A plot of this type can only work well as a watching experie
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Cast
- Ray MillandHarry Baldwin
- Jean HagenAnn Baldwin
- Frankie AvalonRick Baldwin
- Mary MitchelKaren Baldwin
- Joan FreemanMarilyn Hayes
- Richard BakalyanCarl
- Rex HolmanMickey
- Richard GarlandEd Johnson
- Willis BoucheyDr. Powell Strong
- Neil BurstynAndy
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- Ray MillandDirector
- John MortonScreenplay
- Jay SimmsScreenplay
- Gilbert WarrentonDirector of Photography
- Les BaxterOriginal Music Composer
- William AustinEditor
- Lou RusoffProducer
- Arnold HoughlandProducer
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