Red Nightmare (1962)
29m
Running Time
February 11, 1962Release Date
Red Nightmare (1962)
29m
Running Time
February 11, 1962Release Date
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Plot.
A man takes his American freedoms for granted, until he wakes up one morning to find out that the United States Government has been replaced with a Communist system. The basis for this short film, narrated by Jack Webb, is the alleged Soviet re-creation of US communities for the purpose of training infiltrators, spies, and moles.
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Cast & Crew.
Jack Kelly
Jerry Donavan
Jeanne Cooper
Helen Donavan
Peter Brown
Bill Martin
Andrew Duggan
Judge
Pat Woodell
Linda Donavan
George Waggner
Director
Peter Breck
Russian Officer
Robert Conrad
Pete
Details.
Release DateFebruary 11, 1962
StatusReleased
Running Time29m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Red Nightmare is the best-known title of the 1962 Armed Forces Information Film (AFIF) 120, Freedom and You. Made for the Department of Defense, the short film was produced to mold public opinion against communism. The film was later released to American television and as an educational film to American schools under the Red Nightmare title.
The film is a Cold War-era drama short subject directed by George Waggner, narrated by Jack Webb and starring Jack Kelly and Jeanne Cooper.