Nightbreaker

Nightbreaker (1989)

Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, exposed to atomic bomb radiation in the Nevada desert-- will Brown help the man uncover the truth? In 1950's Nevada, Brown is a young psychiatrist and a guest of the U.S. Army, where soldiers were routinely exposed to excessive radiation. The young Brown and a colleague interview soldiers, who show their ignorance and insouciance in the face of this danger. The movie intercuts scenes between the young Alexander Brown and older Alexander Brown, some thirty years after the nuclear tests. Will the decorated psychiatrist finally speak out on the atrocity he witnessed?

Fecha de estreno
1989-03-08
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (8)
Duración
1 h 39 min
Géneros
Drama, Película de TV
Director
Peter Markle

Reparto

Curiosidades

Nightbreaker is a 1989 American historical drama television film directed by Peter Markle and written by T. S. Cook, inspired by the book Atomic Soldiers: American Victims of Nuclear Experiments by Howard L. Rosenberg. The film stars Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez as older and younger versions of fictional neurologist Alexander Brown. It also stars Lea Thompson, Melinda Dillon, and Joe Pantoliano.

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