2016
PG
1 h 32 m

2016
PG
1 h 32 m

Summary Command and Control reveals the long-hidden story of a deadly accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas in 1980. Woven through the Damascus story is a riveting history of America’s nuclear weapons program, from World War II through the Cold War, much of it based on recently declassified documents. A cautionary tale of...

Directed By: Robert Kenner

Written By: Brian Pearle, Kim Roberts, Eric Schlosser, Robert Kenner

2016
PG
1 h 32 m

2016
PG
1 h 32 m

Command and Control

Name: Command and Control
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2016-09-14
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Rating: 77
Cast: Michael Bideller, Andreas Birnbaum, Tom Brokaw, Robin Brosch, Harold Brown

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Robert Kenner

Written By: Brian Pearle, Kim Roberts, Eric Schlosser, Robert Kenner

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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

93% Positive
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Variety

Sep 10, 2016

Based on the harrowing book by Eric Schlosser (who not only co-wrote, but also appears in the film), this unsettling production...is equal parts history lesson, cautionary tale and nerve-rattling thriller, using all manner of nonfiction devices to elicit both horror and outrage over the precariousness of our deadliest arsenals.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 13, 2016

The film effectively recreates the sense of confusion over how to try to contain the leak and what might happen if the fuel ignited.

By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Sep 29, 2016

Lots of documentaries these days will tell you to be afraid, to be very afraid, but few will scare you as coolly and as convincingly as Command and Control.

By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

Oct 13, 2016

As a child, I worried about nuclear war. It never occurred to me that I should have been worried about a nuclear accident.

By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

Boston Globe

Sep 29, 2016

Kenner and Schlosser not only remind us of a danger that never went away, but honor the men whose bravery was never recognized.

By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

Sep 15, 2016

The pace of the drama is riveting, as it jumps back through the decades to place the accident in the context of the nuclear arms race.

By Joe McGovern FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Sep 11, 2016

Robert Kenner's stylistic choices amplify the film's fetishistic fascination with the nuclear weaponry itself.

By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Sep 14, 2016

Duration 1 h 32 m

Rating PG

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Website http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/command-and-control/

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Awards

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Writers Guild of America, USA

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Michael Bideller

Self - Sprecher

Andreas Birnbaum

Self - Sprecher

Tom Brokaw

Self

Robin Brosch

Self - Sprecher

Harold Brown

Self - Secretary of Defense

Achim Buch

Self - Sprecher

Allan Childers

Self - Missile Combat Crew

Bill Clinton

Self

Greg Devlin

Self - PTS Team

Volker Hanisch

Self - Sprecher

Rodney Holder

Self - Missile Combat Crew

Jürgen Holdorf

Self - Sprecher

Sam Hutto

Self - Dairy Farmer

Jeff Kennedy

Self - PTS Team

Sid King

Self - Manager, KGFL Radio

David Livingston

Self

Holger Mahlich

Self - Sprecher

Hans Mark

Self - Secretary of Air Force

Martin May

Self - Sprecher

Walter Mondale

Self

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