The Day After (1983) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Nicholas Meyer.

Cast

Jason Robards as Dr. Russell Oakes
JoBeth Williams as Nurse Nancy Bauer
Steve Guttenberg as Stephen Klein
John Cullum as Jim Dahlberg
John Lithgow as Joe Huxley
Bibi Besch as Eve Dahlberg
Lori Lethin as Denise Dahlberg
Amy Madigan as Alison Ransom
Jeff East as Bruce Gallatin
Georgann Johnson as Helen Oakes
William Allen Young as Airman Billy McCoy
Calvin Jung as Dr. Sam Hachya
Lin McCarthy as Dr. Austin
Dennis Lipscomb as Reverend Walker
Clayton Day as Dennis Hendry
Doug Scott as Danny Dahlberg
Ellen Anthony as Joleen Dahlberg
Kyle Aletter as Marilyn Oakes
Alston Ahern as Cynthia
William Allyn as Professor
Antonie Becker as Ellen Hendry
Pamela Brown as Nurse
Jonathan Estrin as Julian French
Stephen Furst as Aldo
Arliss Howard as Tom Cooper
Rosanna Huffman as Dr. Wallenberg
Barbara Harris as TV Host
Bob Meister as Cody
Vahan Moosekian as Mack
George Petrie as Dr. Landowska
Glenn Robards as Barber #2
Tom Spratley as Barber #1
Stan Wilson as Vinnie Conrad
Arthur Ashe as TV Newscaster (uncredited)
Billy Beck as Dying Old Man Squatter (uncredited)
Brian Beltran as College Student (uncredited)
Bill Baker as College Student (uncredited)

Crew

Gayne Rescher — Director of Photography
Nicholas Meyer — Director
Robert Papazian — Producer
David Raksin — Original Music Composer
Edward Hume — Writer

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