We Are the Guinea Pigs (1980)
Three Mile Island and the Catastrophe of Nuclear Power
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.
Director: Joan Harvey
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: April 1, 1980
Cast
- Joan Harvey - Self - Interviewer (voice)
- 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.
Cinematography: Tom Hurwitz, Newton Thomas Sigel
Editing: Trudy Bagdon, Joan Harvey
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
pennsylvania, usa, radiation, nuclear radiation, animal death, radiation sickness, nuclear power, nuclear accident, dairy farmer, stillbirth, three mile island
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is We Are the Guinea Pigs about?
- 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.
- Who directed We Are the Guinea Pigs?
- We Are the Guinea Pigs was directed by Joan Harvey.
- Who stars in We Are the Guinea Pigs?
- We Are the Guinea Pigs stars Joan Harvey, Michio Kaku, Clair Hoover Sr., Walter Hooper, Sheryl Hooper, Gene Adams.
- How long is We Are the Guinea Pigs?
- We Are the Guinea Pigs has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is We Are the Guinea Pigs?
- We Are the Guinea Pigs is a Documentary film.
- Where was We Are the Guinea Pigs produced?
- We Are the Guinea Pigs was produced in United States of America.