Dr. Alexander Brown (played by Sheen in framing scenes and Estevez in flashbacks) reflects on his involvement in the exposure of American soldiers to radiation in the proving grounds in Nevada in the 1950s after he is approached by a man who is dying of cancer due to the tests.
^Rosenberg, Howard (March 4, 1989). "Development of The Bomb: Casting a Long Shadow : CBS' 'Day One,' TNT's 'Nightbreaker' Relive Moral Dilemmas of Atomic Age". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
nightbreaker, film, nightbreaker, also, known, advance, ground, zero, 1989, american, historical, drama, television, film, directed, peter, markle, written, cook, inspired, book, atomic, soldiers, american, victims, nuclear, experiments, howard, rosenberg, fil. Nightbreaker also known as Advance to Ground Zero is a 1989 American historical drama television film directed by Peter Markle and written by T S Cook inspired by the book Atomic Soldiers American Victims of Nuclear Experiments by Howard L Rosenberg 1 The film stars Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez as older and younger versions of fictional neurologist Alexander Brown It also stars Lea Thompson Melinda Dillon and Joe Pantoliano NightbreakerFilm posterInspired byAtomic Soldiers American Victims of Nuclear Experimentsby Howard L RosenbergWritten byT S CookDirected byPeter MarkleStarringMartin Sheen Emilio Estevez Lea ThompsonComposerPeter BernsteinCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producersMartin Sheen Jeffrey AuerbachProducerWilliam R GreenblattCinematographyRonald Victor GarciaEditorStephen E RivkinRunning time99 minutesProduction companiesSymphony Pictures Wisdom Productions Companionway FilmsReleaseOriginal networkTNTOriginal releaseMarch 8 1989 1989 03 08 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditDr Alexander Brown played by Sheen in framing scenes and Estevez in flashbacks reflects on his involvement in the exposure of American soldiers to radiation in the proving grounds in Nevada in the 1950s after he is approached by a man who is dying of cancer due to the tests Cast EditMartin Sheen as Alexander Brown 1980s Emilio Estevez as Alexander Brown 1950s Joe Pantoliano as Sergeant Jack Russell Lea Thompson as Sally Matthews Melinda Dillon as Paula Brown Paul Eiding as Roscoe Cummings Geoffrey Blake as Python James Marshall as Barney ImmermanReferences Edit Rosenberg Howard March 4 1989 Development of The Bomb Casting a Long Shadow CBS Day One TNT s Nightbreaker Relive Moral Dilemmas of Atomic Age Los Angeles Times Retrieved April 4 2021 External links EditNightbreaker at IMDb This article related to an American television drama film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nightbreaker film amp oldid 1148702885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
