Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott

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Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott
Directed by Mary Benjamin
Produced byMary Benjamin
Boyd Estus
Susanne Simpson
Starring Helen Caldicott
CinematographyBoyd Estus
Distributed by Direct Cinema
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott is a 1981 American documentary film about anti-nuclear weapons activist Helen Caldicott, directed by Mary Benjamin. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [1]

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References

  1. "NY Times: Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2008.