Countdown to Zero

Synopsis

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.

CAST

Lucy Walker

Director

Gary Oldman

Narrator (voice)

Graham Allison

Self

James Baker III

Self

Bruce Blair

Self

Tony Blair

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Zbigniew Brzezinski

Self

Matthew Bunn

Self

Richard Burt

Self

Jimmy Carter

Self

Mike Chinoy

Self

Joseph Cirincione

Self

Richard Cizik

Self

Thomas D'Agostino

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F.W. de Klerk

Self

Pascal Fias

Self

Alexander Glaser

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Lucy Walker

Director

Gary Oldman

Narrator (voice)

Graham Allison

Self

James Baker III

Self

Bruce Blair

Self

Tony Blair

Self

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Self

Matthew Bunn

Self

Richard Burt

Self

Jimmy Carter

Self

Mike Chinoy

Self

Joseph Cirincione

Self

Richard Cizik

Self

Thomas D'Agostino

Self

F.W. de Klerk

Self

Pascal Fias

Self

Alexander Glaser

Self