Countdown to Zero
“Demand Zero.”
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.
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Cast
16 people
Gary Oldman
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Dark Knight Rises
Léon: The Professional
Graham Allison
Self
James Baker III
Self
Bruce Blair
Self
Tony Blair
Self
Also in
The Simpsons
Things We Won't Say About Race That Are True
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Self
Also in
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski
Our Own Private Bin Laden
Matthew Bunn
Self
Also in
Murder Him in Your Mind
Richard Burt
Self
Jimmy Carter
Self
Also in
Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate
CIRILO, A Legacy Untold
Mike Chinoy
Self
Joseph Cirincione
Self
Richard Cizik
Self
Lucy Walker Director · Peter Golub Composer Brian Johnson Editor
Worldwide gross $288K · Budget $271K · United States release January 25, 2010
Box office
Budget
$271,323
Worldwide gross
$288,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Lawrence Bender Productions
Production
Participant
Production
World Security Institute
Production
Nuclear Disarmament Documentary
Production
Participant Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2010
Theatrical
Japan
October 27, 2010 · Digital
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