Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott
1981 film
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Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott is a 1981 American documentary film about anti-nuclear weapons activist Helen Caldicott, directed by Mary Benjamin and Boyd Estus.[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3]
Directed byMary
Benjamin
Boyd Estus
Boyd Estus
Produced byMary Benjamin
Boyd Estus
Susanne Simpson[1]
Boyd Estus
Susanne Simpson[1]
StarringHelen Caldicott
CinematographyBoyd Estus
| Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mary
Benjamin Boyd Estus |
| Produced by | Mary Benjamin Boyd Estus Susanne Simpson[1] |
| Starring | Helen Caldicott |
| Cinematography | Boyd Estus |
| Distributed by | Direct Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Summary
The film follows Caldicott speaking at Washington D.C. rally, visits Three Mile Island and addresses Australian uranium workers.[4]
Reception
Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert each gave it a negative review and thought that the film's intention was noble but the filmmaking was pedestrian.[5]
See also
- If You Love This Planet, a 1982 short documentary about Caldicott as well as a radio program of the same name