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Television Event (2020)

Television Event (2020)

Documentary

To win the ratings war, they must end the Cold War

Release Date: 2020, November 11
Directors: Jeff Daniels
Countries: Australia, United States of America
Production: Common Room Productions, Impact Partners
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Ellen Anthony, Ted Koppel

Overview:

An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, this film reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience of over 100 million and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on how to collectively confront and resolve the most pressing issue of the time - nuclear proliferation.

Keywords:

nuclear war tv production television history