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Cast
Burt Lancaster
as Self - Host / Narrator
Shigeko Sasamori
as Self - Hiroshima survivor
Gene R. LaRocque
as Self - Rear Admiral U.S.N. (Ret.) (archive footage)
Kosta Tsipis
as Self - PhD. (archive footage)
Victor W. Sidel
as Self - M.D. (archive footage)
John Kenneth Galbraith
as Self - PhD. (archive footage)
Richard G. Saxon
as Self - M.D. (archive footage)
Judd Marmor
as Self - M.D. (archive footage)
H. Jack Geiger
as Self - M.D. (archive footage)
Helen Caldicott
as Self - M.B., B.S. (archive footage)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1982
Runtime0h 27m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
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DirectorRobert B. Churchill
WritersEdmund H. North
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRace to Oblivion
About Race to Oblivion
Documentary about the dangers of the nuclear arms race, including an interview with an eyewitness of the bomb drop on Hiroshima and scientific statements describing the devastating consequences of a nuclear war.
Directed by Robert B. Churchill, Race to Oblivion leans on a strong ensemble — Burt Lancaster, Shigeko Sasamori, Gene R. LaRocque — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1982.
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