.jpg)
Synopsis
During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the normal routines of a rural elementary school are thrown into a panic when the civil defense alarm sirens go off, warning them of an imminent nuclear attack. The children are separated into groups, with one teacher leading each squad. Mrs. Andrews, the 6th grade teacher with a slowly building sense of doom, leads her group of students through the countryside to one of the children’s family’s bomb shelter. When they arrive at the shelter, they divide the rations and assume various duties, not knowing if they are in the middle of a nuclear holocaust—or if it was a false alarm.
Metrics
Watch Now On
| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 23rd, 1963 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Video Release: | December 15th, 2020 by Kino Lorber |
| Running Time: | 82 minutes |
| Comparisons: | Create your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | 1960s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |