Playhouse 90 Nightmare at Ground Zero (Season 2, Episode 34)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

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Playhouse 90

Nightmare at Ground Zero (Season 2, Episode 34)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After the first atom bomb test, scientists realize the bomb was more powerful than they expected - which may have terrible results.

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner (as Franklin Schaffner)

Writers

Robert Cahn (book) | John C. Clark (book) (as Dr. John C. Clark) | Paul Monash (script) | Rod Serling (script)

Producer

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Edit Released

Updated May 15, 1958

Release date

May 15, 1958 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 36 nominations

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Herbert Anderson Actor Actor See fewer	Battleground (1949)
James Hong Soldier Soldier See fewer	Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Robert Middleton Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Court Jester (1955)
Ainslie Pryor Beloit Beloit See fewer	The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Carl Benton Reid Gen. Tyler Gen. Tyler See fewer	In a Lonely Place (1950)
Edmon Ryan Actor Actor See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Barry Sullivan Daniel Joyce Daniel Joyce See fewer	Cause for Alarm! (1951)
Jack Warden Long Long See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
H.M. Wynant Actor Actor See fewer	Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

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