Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott

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.[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3]

Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott
Directed byMary Benjamin
Produced byMary Benjamin
Boyd Estus
Susanne Simpson[1]
StarringHelen Caldicott
CinematographyBoyd Estus
Distributed byDirect Cinema
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

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The film follows Caldicott speaking at Washington D.C. rally, visits Three Mile Island and addresses Australian uranium workers.[4]

Reception

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Documentary Winners: 1982 Oscars
  2. ^ Australian Centre for the Moving Image. "Eight minutes to midnight". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  4. ^ TV Guide
  5. ^ Diner, Eight Minutes to Midnight, Chan is Missing, Blade Runner, 1982 - Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews
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