Sunday Cinema: Panic in Year Zero!
Ray Milland directed and stars in Panic in Year Zero!, a 1962 post-apocalyptic SciFi film in which a family survives a thermonuclear war. Like you do. The film also features Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon (!) and Joan Freeman.
[via Divers and Sundry]
I watched this years ago and don’t remember much about it. I remember thinking the music was fun, and I’m always surprised by what Ray Milland shows up in.
I’m so glad you stopped by…I’m big on giving credit to sources and I found this through your super-useful Science Fiction and Fantasy Films page. I will update the post to reflect that.
I tend to find lists and google titles. So often the movies don’t stay up long, but this one’s been on Youtube a long time. I enjoy your Sunday Cinema posts and find fun new things that way. Thx!
This is based on “Lot” and “Lot’s Daughter” by Ward Moore. The original stories are a hell of a lot grimmer than the relatively sanitized atomic apocalypse depicted here. If you can find a copy (there was an omnibus of the two), I urge you to seek it out and read it.