Directed by:
Nicholas MeyerScreenplay:
Edward HumeCinematography:
Gayne RescherComposer:
David RaksinCast:
Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, John Lithgow, Bibi Besch, Lori Lethin, Amy Madigan, Jeff East, Stephen Furst, Arliss Howard (more)Plots(1)
When Cold War tensions reach the ultimate boiling point, the inhabitants of a small town in Kansas learn along with the rest of America that they have fewer than 30 minutes before 300 Soviet warheads begin to appear overhead! Can anyone survive this ultimate nightmare...or the nuclear winter that is sure to follow? (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Jason Robards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/392/164392667_e41472.png)
Jason Robards
USA
Best movies:
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (video compilation)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Philadelphia (1993)
![JoBeth Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/737/162737916_10b736.jpg)
JoBeth Williams
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Wyatt Earp (1994)
![Steve Guttenberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267657_105e53.jpg)
Steve Guttenberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Police Academy (1984)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
John Cullum
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
1776 (1972)
Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV movie)
![John Lithgow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/974/163974996_d34324.jpg)
John Lithgow
USA
Best movies:
Shrek (2001)
Interstellar (2014)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Bibi Besch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948862_c5e48a.gif)
Bibi Besch
Austria
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
![Lori Lethin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273109_5d9afb.jpg)
Lori Lethin
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Brokedown Palace (1999)
Bloody Birthday (1981)
![Amy Madigan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/410/410417_819a00.jpg)
Amy Madigan
USA
Best movies:
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Places in the Heart (1984)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
![Jeff East](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274820_7cf83c.jpg)
Jeff East
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Superman (1978)
![Stephen Furst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269089_8ad187.jpg)
Stephen Furst
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Up the Creek (1984)
Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV movie)
![Arliss Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/177/163177577_51d19b.jpg)
Arliss Howard
USA
Best movies:
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Moneyball (2011)
![George Petrie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507450_a31199.jpg)
George Petrie
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Dead Ringer (1964)
Hud (1963)
![Herk Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/347/162347986_18409e.jpg)
Herk Harvey
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Horrible Horror (1986) - a.f.
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Alex Van
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Ray (2004)
Lawless (2012)
Arthur Ashe
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
![Georgann Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256213_ad2933.gif)
Georgann Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Shoot the Moon (1982)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
![Lin McCarthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/528/159528041_0a7ef7.jpg)
Lin McCarthy
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Dennis Lipscomb
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Crossroads (1986)
Slow Burn (1986) (TV movie)
![Madison Mason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/720/160720443_15d405.jpg)
Madison Mason
USA
Best movies:
Amish Grace (2010) (TV movie)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Transformers (2007)
![Sergio Kato](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/869/161869735_ae13d1.jpg)
Sergio Kato
Brazil
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Truman Show (1998)
The Artist (2011)