Movie
Panic in Year Zero!
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1962-07-05
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- American International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ray Milland as Harry Baldwin
- Jean Hagen as Ann Baldwin
- Frankie Avalon as Rick Baldwin
- Mary Mitchel as Karen Baldwin
- Joan Freeman as Marilyn Hayes
- Richard Bakalyan as Carl
- Rex Holman as Mickey
- Richard Garland as Ed Johnson
- Willis Bouchey as Dr. Powell Strong
- Neil Burstyn as Andy
- O.Z. Whitehead as Hogan
- Russ Bender as Harkness
Crew
- Ray Milland - Director
- John Morton - Screenplay
- Jay Simms - Screenplay
- Jay Simms - Story
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