A holocaust of horror!
Late one night on a rural road in the western US, a policeman sets up a roadblock and begins stopping all traffic. When several cars and a big truck have stopped, he tells everyone why: a nuclear attack on the US appears to be underway, and since they have the truck there, their best chance at survival is to use it as a bomb shelter. Time is short and tensions in the small group quickly rise.
This Is Not a Test (1962) is a drama, action, thriller and science fiction film directed by Fredric Gadette, released on January 1, 1962 with a runtime of 1h 13m. It stars Seamon Glass, Thayer Roberts, Aubrey Martin and Mary Morlas. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 25 ratings.
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Seamon Glass
as Deputy Sheriff Dan Colter
Thayer Roberts
as Jacob Elliot Saunders
Aubrey Martin
as Juney
Mary Morlas
as Cheryl Hudson
Michael Greene
as Joe Baragi
Alan Austin
as Al Weston
Carol Kent
as Karen Barnes
Norman Winston
as Sam Barnes
Ron Starr
as Clint Delany
Don Spruance
as Peter
Directed by Fredric Gadette, written by Fredric Gadette, Betty Laskey and Peter Abenheim, produced by Murray De Atley and Fredric Gadette.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 25 ratings.
It has always intrigued me how cinema reflects its times--nothing demonstrates that to me more passionately than the doomsday scenario of nuclear apocalypse in movies, particularly during the times of extreme political crisis between the USA and then-USSR in both the 60's and 80's. 'This Is Not a Test' was director Fredric Gadette's lone work as director, producer and scriptwriter, and he's able to make, with a…
Reviewed on April 11, 2016
KING OF THE SWITCH ENDINGS A highway patrolman stops a few cars for an emergency. "This is Not a Test" refers to that emergency. It isn't a test. It's a real nuclear attack. A motley group of seemingly ordinary people deal with the fact that they are in what they consider "Ground Zero", smack dab between some obvious targets. Except there's a wild card in the mix. One of the people in this story is a homicidal…
Reviewed on May 16, 2023
I suppose the writing was on the wall for this with the opening titles. No mention at all of the acting "talent" but at least four of Frederic Gadette who appears to have done all but make the coffee. The plot sees a single police officer "Colter" (Seamon Glass) being charged with operating a roadblock on a remote highway. That's my first problem. He is stop both directions at the same spot - there is no accident,…
Reviewed on November 19, 2024
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The main cast of This Is Not a Test (1962) includes Seamon Glass, Thayer Roberts, Aubrey Martin, Mary Morlas and Michael Greene. The film was directed by Fredric Gadette. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
This Is Not a Test was released on January 1, 1962 and runs for 1h 13m.
This Is Not a Test (1962) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 25 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, action and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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