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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