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The film tells the story of a 1980 accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas, in minute-by-minute detail through the accounts of Air Force personnel, weapon designers, and first responders who were there, revealing the incredible chain of events that brought America to the brink o...

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Corporate Author: PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Kenner, Robert, 1950- (Screenwriter), Schlosser, Eric (Screenwriter), Pearle, Brian, Adler, Mark (composer (expression)), Goldsmith, Paul (Cinematographer) (director of photography.), Redmond, Jay (director of photography.)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
Subjects:
United States. > Air Force. > Strategic Air Command. > Strategic Missile Wing, 308th > History.
United States. > Air Force. > Strategic Air Command. > Strategic Missile Wing, 308th.
Nuclear weapons > Accidents > Arkansas > History.
Nuclear weapons > Accidents > United States > History.
Titan (Missile) > History.
Nuclear weapons > Safety measures.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States.
Weapons of mass destruction > United States.
Nuclear weapons > Accidents.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy.
Titan (Missile)
Weapons of mass destruction.
Arkansas.
United States.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:The film tells the story of a 1980 accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas, in minute-by-minute detail through the accounts of Air Force personnel, weapon designers, and first responders who were there, revealing the incredible chain of events that brought America to the brink of nuclear disaster.
Item Description:Based on "Command and control" by Eric Schlosser.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016, later broadcast as an episode of the television series American experience.
Includes both the "theatrical version" (approximately 90 min.) and the "extended American Experience version" (approximately 120 min.).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (16x9) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:Rating: TV-PG.
Production Credits:Music by Mark Adler ; edited by Kim Roberts ; directors of photography, Paul Goldsmith, Jay Redmond.
ISBN:9781627897839
1627897836
9781887029209