Panic in Year Zero! (1962): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch
Panic in Year Zero! is a 1962 drama thriller starring Ray Milland as Harry Baldwin, Jean Hagen and Frankie Avalon. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes. Stream it on Chilling and FlixFling, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
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- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Panic in Year Zero! About?
The premise of Panic in Year Zero! without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin hears an explosion and learns Los Angeles has been vaporized by a nuclear strike. With looters and killers roaming everywhere, he flees to the hills with his family, forced to survive in a shattered world where humanity’s old ideals become the first casualties.
Panic in Year Zero! Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- family relationships
- nuclear attack
- post apocalypse
- nuclear bomb
- lawlessness
- cave
- canned food
- thug
- fictional war
- nuclear weapon
- mushroom cloud
- hoodlum
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- emergency
- survival
- bridge
- grocery store robbery
- damsel in distress
- held at gunpoint
- exploitation
- dire straits
- deception
- anger
- strife
- dead animal
- hunt
- man hits a man
- roadblock
- punched in the jaw
- dead woman
- psychotronic film
- b movie
- bushwhacker
- double feature film
- gunfire
- violence
- reprisal
- retribution
- juke box
- grief
- panic stricken
- stock footage
- grindhouse film
- looter
- redneck
- family in jeopardy
- defcon
- city
- father
- california
- american west
Where to Watch Panic in Year Zero!
Stream it on Chilling and FlixFling, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Panic in Year Zero! Cast & Characters
Ray Milland leads the cast as Harry Baldwin, with Jean Hagen as Ann Baldwin and Frankie Avalon as Rick Baldwin.
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Ray Milland as Harry Baldwin -
Jean Hagen as Ann Baldwin - Frankie Avalon as Rick Baldwin
- Mary Mitchel as Karen Baldwin
Also Starring in Panic in Year Zero!
· 15 more- Richard Garland Ed Johnson
- Shary Marshall Bobbie Johnson
- Richard Bakalyan Carl
- Rex Holman Mickey
- Neil Burstyn Andy
- Joan Freeman Marilyn Hayes
- Willis Bouchey Dr. Powell Strong
- Scott Peters Army Sergeant
- Russ Bender Harkness
- Byron Morrow Evacuee from Newhall
- O.Z. Whitehead Hogan
- Ralph Clanton Radio Announcer (voice / uncredited)
- Andrea Lane Waitress
- Bud Slater Complaining Diner
- Kelton Crawford Looter
Panic in Year Zero! Plot Summary
What happens in Panic in Year Zero! from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Harry Baldwin, Ray Milland and his wife Ann Baldwin, Jean Hagen, along with their children Rick Baldwin Frankie Avalon and Karen Baldwin Mary Mitchel, depart suburban Los Angeles at sunrise for a quiet fishing trip into the southern Sierra Nevada, lugging a small camping trailer along for the journey. What starts as a family getaway quickly tilts into a tense test of endurance as the landscape shifts from tranquil roadways to a crisis none of them anticipated. A troubling sequence of unusually bright lights streaks across the sky, and the car radios crackle with static as CONELRAD bulletins filter through, hinting at an unfolding atomic conflict.
Full summary
The whole story of Panic in Year Zero!, scene by scene
Panic in Year Zero! Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Panic in Year Zero!.
How Well Do You Know Panic in Year Zero!?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor portrays Harry Baldwin, the family patriarch?
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Panic in Year Zero! FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, cast, where to watch and post-credit scenes of Panic in Year Zero!, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Panic in Year Zero!?
Panic in Year Zero! runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Panic in Year Zero! released?
Panic in Year Zero! was released on July 5, 1962.
Who is in the cast of Panic in Year Zero!?
Panic in Year Zero! stars Ray Milland as Harry Baldwin, Jean Hagen as Ann Baldwin and Frankie Avalon as Rick Baldwin, among 19 credited actors.
Where can I watch Panic in Year Zero!?
In the US, Panic in Year Zero! is streaming on Chilling, FlixFling and Mometu and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and FlixFling (availability from JustWatch).
Does Panic in Year Zero! have a post-credit scene?
No. Panic in Year Zero! has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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