Panic in Year Zero!- An economical brilliant works

As a lot of review has stated, "Panic in Year Zero" was produced under a B-rated movie budget. Yet, in my opinion, Ray Milland has achieved a good work.

Panic in Year Zero: 1 of 10 best Hollywood nuclear war movies

In the online article "10 best Hollywood nuclear war movies" on bukisa, William J. Felchner ( a bachelor's degree in Political Science and History from Illinois State University) included "Panic in Year Zero" as one of the top ten.

Books related to "Panic in Year Zero 1962"

During the time I searched for "Panic in Year Zero " reviews and articles, there are many books in which atomic bombs related films were analyzed.

 I think sharing links of these books in some extent will help you understand more about atomic bombs cinema   Here are these links I have found:

Internet Review Collections

1. The most expressive Cold War Flick by Micheal Atkinson 

September20th 2005

Link: Panic in Year Zero- Most expressive Cold War Flick

The review considers the film to be "most expressive on-the-ground nightmare of th

e Cold War era" for its reflection of social corrupts and violent survivalism in the nuclear chaos. Atkinson also states that " the movie is nevertheless an anxious, detail-rich essay on moral collapse"...

Scenes and Timing

 This is video timing that I think it is useful for getting to know the development of the story.
N.B: In the time line, the removed subject of sentences indicated the Baldwins.

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Ray Milland: movies legend (a director, an award winning actor)

Ray Milland_An award winning actor

Ray Milland (3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh actor and director.^[1] His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award–winning portrayalof an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945) and as Oliver Barrett III in the 1970 film, Love

The USA in the 1960s

1960- 1969
The sixties were the age of youth, as 70 million children from the post-war baby boom became teenagers and young adults.  Young people wanted change.  The changes affected education, values, lifestyles, laws, and entertainment.  Many of the revolutionary ideas which began in the sixties are continuing to evolve today.

[Personal Reviews] Impression about Panic in Year Zero

Hoang Quynh Chi

 I would like to share my impression after watching the film Panic in Year Zero (1962). Like many other films at that time, atomic bombs were the main cause for the story to happen. I think many people will be impressed by the main character, the father: Harry Baldwin, as much as I do. He was the one who recognized the danger of atomic bombs right at the first sight. During his family journey to hide themselves from the bombs from the bad, he played the most important role.

[Personal Review]Morality versus Survivalism

 Nguyen Thanh Ha

        Using the theme of apocalypse day, “Panic in Year Zero” poses the question: “How to survive when the world collapses in nuclear war?” The film obviously portrayed part of political and social context at the time being, yet, my impression of the film concentrated on the problem of morality and survival-ism.

Panic in Year Zero Introduction

Directed by: Ray Milland

Produced by: Arnold Houghland

Lou Rusoff

Music by: Les Baxter

Released Date: July, 1962

Length: 92 minutes

Also known as : End of the world

[Personal Review]Impression of "The Panic in Year Zero" by Hiraku

 Takaya Hiraku

In the very beginning scene start out with picture of car radio tuner with, adventurous music.  The scene after it was father of family smiling holding his fishing rod, the other family member coming back and forth loading stuffs for camping.  Car had big trailer on the back of it.  If I didn’t know that the film was about atomic bomb, I wouldn’t realize that this film was about atomic bomb.  I saw a strong authority of father in this entire mo

Panic in Year Zero! - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review

Written by Chris McEneany

“Civilisation? Some civilisation! All our friends are probably dead. Everything's gone. Everything's changed. Including me ...”
At a time when post apocalyptic movies seem all the rage again

[Download]Panic In Year Zero - Soundtrack (By Les Baxter) (1962)

Track list:

01. PANIC IN YEAR ZERO! Main Title (02:06)

02. Vacation / Radio Improvisation / To The Phone booth / Atomic Tonic (02:52)

03. Atomic Subdominant (02:43)