The Atomic City
1952 film by Jerry Hopper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1952 film. For other uses, see Atomic City.
The Atomic City is a 1952 American film noir thriller film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Gene Barry and Lydia Clarke.
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Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
Written by | Sydney Boehm |
Produced by | Joseph Sistrom |
Starring | Gene Barry Lydia Clarke Michael Moore Nancy Gates Lee Aaker |
Cinematography | Charles B. Lang Jr |
Edited by | Archie Marshek |
Music by | Leith Stevens |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | May 1, 1952 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The story takes place at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where a nuclear physicist (Barry) lives and works. Terrorists kidnap his son and demand that the physicist turn over the H-bomb formula.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Story and Screenplay), Sydney Boehm being the nominee.