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Testament is a 1983 drama film based on a three-page story titled "The Last Testament" by Carol Amen (1933–1987), directed by Lynne Littman and written by John Sacret Young. The film tells the story of how one small suburban town near the San Francisco Bay Area slowly falls apart after a nuclear war destroys outside civilization.
Jan 5, 1984 · Testament: Directed by Lynne Littman. With Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal. The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.
We never even know who started the war. Instead, "Testament" is a tragedy about manners: It asks how we might act toward one another, how our values might stand up, in the face of an overwhelming catastrophe. Advertisement. The movie begins with one of those typical families right out of TV commercials.
Summaries. The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack. Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family.
It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more...
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Oct 12, 2022 · With her husband away and her three frightened children gathered around her, Carol Wetherly (Jane Alexander) must face the unthinkable – the devastating aftermath of a nuclear attack. Director ...
Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.
No one knows who did it. No one knows why. But the unthinkable has happened and nothing can ever be the same again. Jane Alexander stars as Carol Wetherly, a wife and a mother of three...
The most violent war film ever -- and it takes place on a suburban California street, inside a single house. For audiences reared on 'Dr. Strangelove's' acerbic satire and 'On the Beach's' detached cynicism, Lynne Littman's quiet, devastating look at one American neighborhood's reaction to post-nuclear fallout is an emotional wake-up call.
Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.
