Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents

"Documentation about nuclear incidents"

2001 0h 53m EN

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Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows." A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft or loss of the weapon. To date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.Now, recently declassified documents reveal the history and secrecy surrounding the events known as "Broken Arrows". There have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents since 1950. Six of these nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered. What does this say about our defense system? What does this mean to our threatened environment? What do we do to rectify these monumental "mistakes"? Using spectacular special effects, newly uncovered and recently declassified footage, filmmaker Peter Kuran explores the accidents, incidents and exercises in the secret world of nuclear weapons.

“Documentation about nuclear incidents”

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Cast

Adam West
Narrator
David G. Jackson
self (Former DOE Public Affairs Officer)
Walter Gregg
Self (Broken Arrow Victim)
Parker C. Peedin
self (Former B-52 Pilot, USAF)
John Taschner
self (Health Physics Los Alamos Nat. Lab.)
Matthew Coolidge
self (Center for Land Use Interpretation)
Barney Rubin
self (Former Livermore Chemical Engineer)

Credits

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Director: Peter Kuran
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Atomic Bomb Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Adam West and David G. Jackson and Walter Gregg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Documentation about nuclear incidents".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0330707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Kuran directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Atomic Bomb Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Adam West and David G. Jackson and Walter Gregg carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Documentation about nuclear incidents".
7IMDB entry: tt0330707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "nuclear war", "cold war", "strategic air command", "nuclear radiation".

The technical file

Runtime: 53 min · 0h 53m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents (2001)
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 119 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

The Atomic Bomb Collection

This is it - the complete set of 5 Atomic Bomb videos: Trinity & Beyond, Nukes in Space, Atomic Journeys, Nuclear 911, and Atomic Filmmakers. Director/producer Peter Kuran meticulously restored previously classified government footage of U.S. atomic bomb tests using a new, Academy Award winning process known as RCI. The result is this selection of DVDs.