We Are the Guinea Pigs
1980, English. Directed by Joan Harvey.
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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.
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- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Joan HarveyDirector
- Joan HarveySelf - Interviewer (voice)
- Michio KakuSelf - Professor of Physics, City University of New York
- Clair Hoover Sr.Self - Dairy Farmer, Middletown, Pa.
- Walter HooperSelf - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.
- Sheryl HooperSelf - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.
- Gene AdamsSelf - President, Local 1688, United Steelworkers of America
- Tom JenkinsSelf - President, Harrisburg Coalition of Black Trade Unions
- Suzanne MagdaSelf - High School Teacher, Harrisburg, Pa.
- Louise HardisonSelf - Goat Farmer, Middletown, Pa.
- Susan CassidySelf - Parent, Halifax, Pa.
- Kevin CassidySelf - Parent, Halifax, Pa.
- Cathie MusserSelf - Mother, Elizabethtown, Pa.
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- Released
- 1 April 1980
- Country
- United States of America
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Who directed We Are the Guinea Pigs?
We Are the Guinea Pigs (1980) was directed by Joan Harvey and stars Joan Harvey, Michio Kaku, Clair Hoover Sr..