Command and Control

Name: Command and Control
Genre: Documentary
Released: September 14, 2016
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 77

2016

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| Release Date: September 14, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Command and Control reveals the long-hidden story of a deadly accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas in 1980. Woven through the Damascus story is a riveting history of America’s nuclear weapons program, from World War II through the Cold War, much of it based on recently declassified documents. A cautionary tale ofCommand and Control reveals the long-hidden story of a deadly accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas in 1980. Woven through the Damascus story is a riveting history of America’s nuclear weapons program, from World War II through the Cold War, much of it based on recently declassified documents. A cautionary tale of freak accidents, near misses, human fallibility and extraordinary heroism, Command and Control forces viewers to confront the great dilemma that the U.S. has faced since the dawn of the nuclear age: how do you manage weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them?… Expand

Director: Robert Kenner

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Nick Schager

Sep 10, 2016

Based on the harrowing book by Eric Schlosser (who not only co-wrote, but also appears in the film), this unsettling production...is equal parts history lesson, cautionary tale and nerve-rattling thriller, using all manner of nonfiction devices to elicit both horror and outrage over the precariousness of our deadliest arsenals. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Sep 13, 2016

The film effectively recreates the sense of confusion over how to try to contain the leak and what might happen if the fuel ignited. Read full review

Chris Packham

Sep 24, 2016

Despite the high stakes, Command and Control is morbidly fun to watch, in the manner of good suspense thrillers and disaster films. Read full review

Peter Keough

Sep 29, 2016

Kenner and Schlosser not only remind us of a danger that never went away, but honor the men whose bravery was never recognized. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Oct 13, 2016

As a child, I worried about nuclear war. It never occurred to me that I should have been worried about a nuclear accident. Read full review

Sam Adams

Sep 29, 2016

As with most documentaries drawn from books, it feels like you’re getting the Reader’s Digest condensed version, handy for those who have 90 minutes to spare but no substitute for the real thing. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

Sep 11, 2016

Robert Kenner's stylistic choices amplify the film's fetishistic fascination with the nuclear weaponry itself. Read full review

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