🎬 Drama, TV Movie

Nightbreaker

"How Close Can You Get To Hell?"

⭐ 6.7/10 1989 1h 39m Dir. Peter Markle

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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?

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Year
1989
Runtime
1h 39m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
8
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 TV Movie 🎬 Peter Markle 👤 Martin Sheen 👤 Emilio Estevez 👤 Lea Thompson

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Nightbreaker has a runtime of 1h 39m (1 hour and 39 minutes).
Nightbreaker was directed by Peter Markle and released in 1989.
Nightbreaker is a Drama, TV Movie film (1989).
The cast of Nightbreaker includes Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lea Thompson, Melinda Dillon, Joe Pantoliano.
Nightbreaker has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 8 votes.

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