Television Event (2020)
1h 31m
Running Time
November 11, 2020Release Date
Television Event (2020)
1h 31m
Running Time
November 11, 2020Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, this film reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience of over 100 million and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on how to collectively confront and resolve the most pressing issue of the time - nuclear proliferation.
Where to Watch.

Currently Television Event is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: SBS On Demand
Streaming in:🇦🇺 Australia
Cast & Crew.

Nicholas Meyer
Himself

Tom Hanks
Self

Robert Papazian
Himself

Penny Marshall
Self

Edward Hume
Himself

Liza Minnelli
Self

Brandon Stoddard
Himself

Stephanie Austin
Herself

Nancy Reagan
Self

Stu Samuels
Himself

Ellen Anthony
Herself

Carl Sagan
Self

Ted Koppel
Himself

Henry Kissinger
Self

Ronald Reagan
Himself (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev
Self
Media.

Details.
Wiki.
Television Event is a 2020 American-Australian documentary film, directed and produced by Jeff Daniels. It follows the making and release of The Day After, a film directed by Nicholas Meyer, which revolved around a nuclear war and was controversial upon release.
It had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2020.