Movie·1996·0h 50m
Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
In October 1957, one of the Windscale nuclear reactors caught fire. It was the world's first nuclear accident, attributed to the rush to build atomic weapons. This programme highlights the mistakes leading to a nuclear event which, 40 years on, still takes second place only to Chernobyl.
Producer
Ian Fisher, Neil Robinson
Cinematography
Mike Dodd
Editor
Peter Eichler
Themes
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Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Tim Pigott-Smith
Self - Narrator (voice)
// crew
Crew
Peter Eichler
Editor
Ian Fisher
Writer, Director, Producer
Mike Dodd
Director of Photography
Neil Robinson
Executive Producer
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