Countdown to Zero (2010)
Demand Zero.
91 min
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.
- Release date
- January 25, 2010
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $271,323
Cast
- Graham Allison as Self
- James A. Baker as Self
- Bruce Blair as Self
- Tony Blair as Self
- Zbigniew Brzezinski as Self
- Matthew Bunn as Self
- Richard Burt as Self
- Jimmy Carter as Self
- Mike Chinoy as Self
- Joseph Cirincione as Self
Crew
- Lucy Walker · Director
- Lucy Walker · Writer
- Lawrence Bender · Producer
- Peter Golub · Composer
- Robert Chappell · Cinematographer
- Gary Clarke · Cinematographer
- Bryan Donnell · Cinematographer
- Nick Higgins · Cinematographer
- Brad Fuller · Editor
- Brian Johnson · Editor