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Apocalypse television : how The day after helped end the Cold War

Title
Apocalypse television : how The day after helped end the Cold War / David Craig ; foreword by Robert Iger.
Author
Craig, David (David Randolph)
Publication
Essex, Connecticut : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, [2024]

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Additional Authors
Iger, Robert
Description
xx, 245 pages : illustrations; 24cm
Summary
"Apocalypse Television features a dramatic insider's account of the making of and backlash against The Day After"--
Subject
  • Day after (Motion picture)
  • Day after. Motion picture
  • Apocalypse in motion pictures
  • Motion pictures > Influence > Case studies
  • Science fiction films > History and criticism
  • Nuclear warfare > Social aspects > United States
  • Motion pictures > Influence
  • Nuclear warfare > Social aspects
  • Science fiction films
  • Motion pictures
  • Nuclear warfare
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Case studies.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-232) and index.
Contents
Foreword -- Prologue -- The missile messenger -- The apocalypse team -- The wrath of Meyer -- Ground Zero Kansas -- Post wars and Star Wars -- Hijacked -- Coming destructions -- Pre-emptive strike -- Countdown -- Fallout -- Rapprochement -- Conclusion: Aftermath.
Call Number
MFLP (Day after) 24-115
ISBN
  • 9781493079179
  • 1493079174
LCCN
2023029678
OCLC
1390708722
Author
Craig, David (David Randolph), author.
Title
Apocalypse television : how The day after helped end the Cold War / David Craig ; foreword by Robert Iger.
Publisher
Essex, Connecticut : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, [2024]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-232) and index.
Added Author
Iger, Robert, writer of foreword.
Other Form:
Online version: Craig, David. Apocalypse television Essex, Connecticut : Applause, 2024 9781493079186 (DLC) 2023029679
Research Call Number
MFLP (Day after) 24-115
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