Countdown to zero
(DVD)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Contributors
Allison, Graham T. Interviewee
Fuller, Brad. Film editor
Sherwin, Martin J. Interviewee
Mollander, Roger. Interviewee
Oldman, Gary. Narrator
Published
Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, c2010.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. w/ b&w seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
On Shelf
Main Library - Media  1 available
DVD 327.1747 Cou

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Main Library - MediaDVD 327.1747 CouOn Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Subjects

LC Subjects
Atomic bomb -- History.
Dirty bombs.
Nuclear arms control.
Nuclear disarmament.
Nuclear weapons -- Accidents.
Nuclear weapons -- Inventory control.
Nuclear weapons -- Law and legislation.
Nuclear weapons -- Testing -- Law and legislation.
Other Subjects
Documentary films.
Feature films -- United States.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

More Details

Language
English
UPC
876964003544

Notes

General Note
Special features: Deleted scenes (ca. 10 min. total): Cuban missile crisis, Electronic backdoor, ID codes, Oppneheimer: man behind the bomb; Additional interviews (ca. 41 min.): Alan Robock, Jimmy Carter, Martin Sherwin, Roger Mollander, Zbigniew Brzezinski; Archival footage (ca. 65 min.): The town that never was, Operation greenhouse, Atomic support for the soldier; Ploughshares Fund PSA; A letter from the filmmakers.
Creation/Production Credits
Editors, Brad Fuller, Brian Johnson ; music, Peter Golub ; cinematography, Robert Chappell, Gary Clarke, Bryan Donnell, Nick Higgins.
Participants/Performers
Featuring Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf, James Baker III, Tony Blair, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert McNamara ; prologue voice over, Gary Oldman.
Description
"[The film] traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, leaving the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident." -- Container.
System Details
DVD format ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 2.0 or 5.1 audio ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation.
Language
English dialogue ; optional Spanish subtitles ; Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Borrower Reviews

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Allison, G. T., Fuller, B., Sherwin, M. J., Mollander, R., Oldman, G., Clarke, G., Johnson, B., Golub, P., Chappell, R., Donnell, B., Higgins, N., Robock, A., Walker, L., McNamara, R. S., Blair, T., Baker, J. A., Musharraf, P., Gorbachev, M. S., Carter, J., Brown, M., Blair, B., Weyermann, D., Skoll, J., Bender, L., & Brzezinski, Z. (2010). Countdown to zero (Widescreen.). Magnolia Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Graham T. Allison et al.. 2010. Countdown to Zero. Los Angeles, CA: Magnolia Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Graham T. Allison et al.. Countdown to Zero Los Angeles, CA: Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Allison, Graham T., et al. Countdown to Zero Widescreen., Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2010.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.