The Day After
Release date: Nov 20, 1983
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.
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Top Cast
Dr. Russell Oakes
Nurse Nancy Bauer
Stephen Klein
Jim Dahlberg
Joe Huxley
Eve Dahlberg
Denise Dahlberg
Alison Ransom
Bruce Gallatin
Helen Oakes
Airman Billy McCoy
Dr. Sam Hachya
Dr. Austin
Reverend Walker
Dennis Hendry
Danny Dahlberg
Joleen Dahlberg
Marilyn Oakes
Cynthia
Professor
Ellen Hendry
Nurse
Julian French
Aldo
Tom Cooper
Dr. Wallenberg
TV Host
Cody
Mack
Dr. Landowska
Barber #2
Barber #1
Vinnie Conrad
TV Newscaster (uncredited)
Dying Old Man Squatter (uncredited)
College Student (uncredited)
College Student (uncredited)
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