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Panic in Year Zero!

1962 93 min ★ 6.3 Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters and killers are everywhere. Escaping to the hills with his family, he sets about the business of surviving in a world where, he knows, the old ideals of humanity will be the first casualties.

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Cast

Ray Milland

Harry Baldwin

Jean Hagen

Ann Baldwin

Frankie Avalon

Rick Baldwin

Mary Mitchel

Karen Baldwin

Joan Freeman

Marilyn Hayes

Richard Bakalyan

Carl

Rex Holman

Mickey

Richard Garland

Ed Johnson

Willis Bouchey

Dr. Powell Strong

Neil Burstyn

Andy

Details

Director

Ray Milland

Screenplay

Jay Simms

Tagline

"An orgy of looting and lust!"

Status

Released

Original Language

Production

American International Pictures

Reviews

John Chard

January 5, 2019

★ 7/10

Isn't there anyone we can trust? Harry Baldwin (Ray Milland) and his family set off for a vacation, whilst on route they witness a blinding flash of light that forces them to stop. From their vantage point in the hills it becomes evident that Los Angeles has been the victim of a nuclear attack, what is also evident is that the enemy is not merely confined to those people who launched the bomb...