The Day After (1983)
Date and time is TBD
|Robertson Hall
The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas. Join us after the screening for a Q&A with experts from the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), and a brief discussion.
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Robertson Hall, Robertson Hall, 20 Prospect Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes (Jason Robards) maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein (Steve Guttenberg) is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.
The Day After was a landmark television film seen by more than 100 million Americans. By portraying the devastating aftermath of nuclear war in stark and realistic terms, it shaped public debate, strengthened anti-nuclear activism, influenced President Reagan’s thinking on arms control, and sparked wider international discussion of nuclear risks.
Join us after the screening for a Q&A with experts from the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), and a brief discussion.