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Testament

Name: Testament
Director: Lynne Littman
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1983-11-04
Cast: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas Haas

DramaScience Fiction

It's just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.

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Cast

Jane AlexanderWilliam DevaneRossie HarrisRoxana ZalLukas HaasPhilip AnglimLilia SkalaLeon AmesLurene TuttleRebecca De MornayKevin CostnerMako

Director

Lynne Littman

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