Countdown to Zero

Synopsis

Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.

Key crew

• Lucy WalkerDirector, Writer
• Peter GolubOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Gary OldmanSelf - Narrator (voice)
• Graham AllisonSelf
• James Baker IIISelf
• Bruce BlairSelf
• Tony BlairSelf
• Zbigniew BrzezinskiSelf
• Matthew BunnSelf
• Richard BurtSelf
• Jimmy CarterSelf
• Mike ChinoySelf
• Joseph CirincioneSelf
• Richard CizikSelf