This Is Not a Test (1962)
1962 · Feature film · 73 min · dir. Fredric Gadette
A holocaust of horror!
- Drama
- Action
- Thriller
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Fredric Gadette
- Writer
- Fredric Gadette
- Composer
- Greig McRitchie
- Cinematography
- Brick Marquard
- Studio
- GPA Productions
- Released
- 1962-01-01
- Running time
- 73 minutes
Cast & crew
- Fredric Gadette Director
Seamon Glass
Thayer Roberts- Aubrey Martin
- Mary Morlas
Michael Greene
Alan Austin- Carol Kent
- Norman Winston
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · reminds me of panic in the year zero · sc117 · 2017-12-15
good movie sort of reminded me of the film panic in year zero
★★★★ · "This is NOT A DUD....(Really!) · Vic Demise · 2011-01-04
Despite many flaws, such as uneven acting (some of it was QUITE decent, then there were those lines delivered in true B movie style) the story itself, which is very simple, was also very believable. The most refreshing thing was that the characters, and their actions, were never just, "movie predictable", rather, their behavior was generally what you might expect from REAL people in such a situation. To avoid spoiling the story, I will not elaborate, since the situation itself IS the story. I would like to see this film re-made (set in the same time period, and cast with unknown actors) with…
★★★★ · this is not a test · pheret · 2010-07-05
is really pretty good if, as previously mentioned, u forgive the sometimes (not always) poor acting, the atmosphere is eerie and rather makes u wonder what u might do if u were caught like that!
★★★★ · Not bad, if a bit uneven · Tom Barrister · 2013-03-05
This movie isn't as bad as some make it out to be. Seamon Glass was pretty good as the single-minded simple deputy who follows regulations, although the Brooklyn accent didn't really fit into California. The others were a mixed bag of talent, but the entire thing was pretty effective. Those who lived in that era will probably appreciate the movie more than those who were born later.
★★★★ · Great movie · Coupon4all · 2022-05-10
What's an amazing black and white movie! love it
★★★ · A truck is just as good a shelter as a cement cellar · primsue · 2012-08-18
I watched this movie because I grew up in the time frame when we actually had nuclear bomb drills, just like the fire drills of today's schools. I can't tell you how afraid I was of a nuclear war, I will always remain angry at the people that put that fear in my heart. We had a cellar in the basement that contained my mother's locked liquior cabinet and some canned food. It was made of cement, but had a wooden door so it couldn't have been safe fo a fallout shelter. My dad always said that was our shelter and every time I went in there I cringed at the thought of sitting in there with my…
