CinemaOSMovie · 1980 · 1h 30m

We Are the Guinea Pigs

Three Mile Island and the Catastrophe of Nuclear Power

60%(1)IMDbDocumentary

Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa., area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in 1979. Scientists and physicians also expound on the lethal dangers of nuclear power and the risks in containment processes.

Directed byJoan Harvey

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
April 1, 1980

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Joan Harvey

Joan Harvey

Self - Interviewer (voice)

Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku

Self - Professor of Physics, City University of New York

Clair Hoover Sr.

Self - Dairy Farmer, Middletown, Pa.

Walter Hooper

Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.

Sheryl Hooper

Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.

Gene Adams

Self - President, Local 1688, United Steelworkers of America

Tom Jenkins

Self - President, Harrisburg Coalition of Black Trade Unions

Suzanne Magda

Self - High School Teacher, Harrisburg, Pa.

Louise Hardison

Self - Goat Farmer, Middletown, Pa.

Susan Cassidy

Self - Parent, Halifax, Pa.

Creative team
Directed by
Joan Harvey
Joan Harvey
Produced by
Ralph Klein
Saul Newton

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