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Testament (1983)
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Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 7
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In California, the Wetherly family hears a news broadcast about a nuclear explosion on the east coast. Soon after, their small town of Hamlin experiences a communications blackout as the west coast... In California, the Wetherly family hears a news broadcast about a nuclear explosion on the east coast. Soon after, their small town of Hamlin experiences a communications blackout as the west coast is attacked. The local ham radio operator finds he cannot pick up signals from anywhere east of Iowa. World War III has started. The residents attempt to survive in isolation from the rest of the country, but gradually the radiation fallout takes its toll. Some flee, but the Wetherlys stay and try to cope with the effects of nuclear holocaust. [More]
Starring: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Ross Harris, Roxana Zal
Starring: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Ross Harris, Roxana Zal, Rebecca De Mornay, Lukas Haas
Director: Lynne Littman
Director: Lynne Littman
Composer: James Horner
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Reviews for Testament
The film is barely competent, revealing its TV-movie roots in uncertain directorial guidance, technical flubs, [and] a patchwork script.
Powerful depiction of the psychological terror that grips a California community after New York and other cities in the East are destroyed by nuclear bombs.
A bleak, uncompromising look at the after-effects of a nuclear attack. The small scale makes the tragic story the more intimate and personal. A touching experience.
The film's emotional impact is draining and long lasting without showing close-ups of the initial blast with evaporating bodies and mass destruction.
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