Panic in Year Zero!
1962 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 6.3 · 62% critics
A family’s quiet getaway turns into a fight for survival when they witness a nuclear strike on a major city and realize normal life is gone. With panic spreading and danger on the roads, they head for the hills, gather supplies, and face hard choices as law and order quickly unravel.
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-07-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (103 votes)
- Budget
- $225,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a lean, Cold War-era survival thriller focused on tough choices and human behavior under pressure, in the vein of Testament or Z for Zachariah; Not for you if you want big-scale destruction or a gentle watch.
Pros: tense survival setup; strong lead performance; thought-provoking moral choices | Cons: low-budget look; uneven supporting roles; dated attitudes and score
Themes
- nuclear war
- atomic bomb
- dystopia
- post-apocalyptic future
- nuclear radiation
- nuclear fallout
- rape and revenge
Cast & crew
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
- RH
Rex Holman
as Mickey
Richard Garland
as Ed Johnson
Willis Bouchey
as Dr. Powell Strong
Neil Burstyn
as Andy
Directed by Ray Milland