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The Day After is an American television film that first aired on November 20, 1983, on the ABC television network. The film postulates a fictional war between the NATO forces and the Warsaw Pact over Germany that rapidly escalates into a full-scale nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Nov 20, 1983 · A realistic and frightening depiction of the effects of a nuclear war on a small town in Kansas. The movie won two Primetime Emmys and is the most-watched TV movie in U.S. history.
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Dec 4, 2023 · ABC’s 1983 film 'The Day After' — the subject of a new documentary as well as a book —not only blew America’s (and Ronald Reagan’s) mind, but it may also have changed the course of human...
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Nov 17, 2023 · Published 8:07 AM EST, Fri November 17, 2023. Link Copied! A scene from "The Day After," a 1983 ABC TV movie that imagined the effects of nuclear war on residents of Kansas. ABC/Disney...
The Day After is a 1983 TV movie that depicts the aftermath of a nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union. It follows the stories of several characters in Kansas, who face the challenges of survival, radiation, and grief in a devastated world.
