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Testament Blu-ray

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Release Year: 1983

Runtime: 90 min

Rating: PG

Director: Lynne Littman

Cast: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas Haas

Studios: American Playhouse, Entertainment Events, Paramount Pictures

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.

Special Features:

New 4K digital restoration

Supervised and approved by director Lynne Littman and director of photography Steven Poster, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.

New conversation

Between Littman and author Sam Wasson.

Two documentaries by Littman

Made in collaboration with anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff: Number Our Days (1976) and In Her Own Time (1985).

“Testament” at 20 and Nuclear Thoughts

Archival programs featuring interviews with cast and crew members and nuclear-science experts.

Audio recording of actor Jane Alexander

Reading the short story “The Last Testament,” on which the film is based.

Trailer