Television Event
To win the ratings war, they must end the Cold War
2020 | 91m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jeff Daniels |
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| An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, this film reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience of over 100 million and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on how to collectively confront and resolve the most pressing issue of the time - nuclear proliferation. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 11, 2020 |
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| Director: | Jeff Daniels |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | nuclear war, tv production, television history |
| Production Companies | Impact Partners, Common Room Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Nicholas Meyer | Self |
| Robert Papazian | Self |
| Edward Hume | Self |
| Brandon Stoddard | Self |
| Stephanie Austin | Self |
| Stu Samuels | Self |
| Ellen Anthony | Self |
| Ted Koppel | Self |
| Ronald Reagan | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
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| Nick Higgins | Director of Photography |
| Eileen Meyer | Editor |
| Aaron Wickenden | Editor |
| Jeff Daniels | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Amanda Spain | Producer |
| Jenny Raskin | Executive Producer |
| Geralyn White Dreyfous | Executive Producer |
| Dan Cogan | Executive Producer |
| Nion McEvoy | Executive Producer |
| Katrina vanden Heuvel | Executive Producer |
| Ozzy Inguanzo | Producer |
| Leslie Berriman | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Daniels | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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