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Mood:
- SuspensefulRoughExciting
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Plot:
- Ego ClashTerrorismKidnappingMissing PersonChases and RacesConfinedCrimesDanger more...
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Genres:
- ThrillerMelodrama
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Time/Period:
- 50s
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Place:
- Mountains
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- B&W
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The Atomic City, 1952
English
USA
Profile of The Atomic City
The Atomic City can be described as suspenseful, rough, and exciting. The plot revolves around an ego clash, a missing person, and terrorism. The main genre is thriller. In terms of style, The Atomic City is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in the mountains. The Atomic City takes place in the 1950s. Visually, it is black and white.
Summary of The Atomic City
An acclaimed nuclear physicist (Barry) at the Los Alamos research facility is part of an elite group of scientists with knowledge of nuclear weaponry. It is his skills as a father that come in to play, however, when terrorists kidnap his young son (Aaker). Hiding out in the surrounding hills, the culprits demand the plans to the H-bomb as ransom and threaten the boy's life if not delivered to their satisfaction.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 1 May 1952 |
| Runtime: | 85 min |
Cast and Crew
as Dr. Frank Addison
as Martha Addison
as Russ Farley
as Ellen Haskell
