We Are the Guinea Pigs (1980)
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.

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Joan Harvey Joan Harvey As: Self - Interviewer (voice)
Michio Kaku Michio Kaku As: Self - Professor of Physics, City University of New York
Clair Hoover Sr. Clair Hoover Sr. As: Self - Dairy Farmer, Middletown, Pa.
Walter Hooper Walter Hooper As: Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.
Sheryl Hooper Sheryl Hooper As: Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.
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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.


Tagline: Three Mile Island and the Catastrophe of Nuclear Power
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 01 April 1980

Country: US

Runtime: 90m

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Cast

Joan Harvey

Joan Harvey

Self - Interviewer (voice)

Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku

Self - Professor of Physics, City University of New York

Clair Hoover Sr.

Clair Hoover Sr.

Self - Dairy Farmer, Middletown, Pa.

Walter Hooper

Walter Hooper

Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.

Sheryl Hooper

Sheryl Hooper

Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.

Gene Adams

Gene Adams

Self - President, Local 1688, United Steelworkers of America

Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins

Self - President, Harrisburg Coalition of Black Trade Unions

Suzanne Magda

Suzanne Magda

Self - High School Teacher, Harrisburg, Pa.

Louise Hardison

Louise Hardison

Self - Goat Farmer, Middletown, Pa.

Susan Cassidy

Susan Cassidy

Self - Parent, Halifax, Pa.

Kevin Cassidy

Kevin Cassidy

Self - Parent, Halifax, Pa.

Cathie Musser

Cathie Musser

Self - Mother, Elizabethtown, Pa.

Donna Percarpio

Donna Percarpio

Self - Mother of Five, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Richard Vollmer

Richard Vollmer

Self - Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Robert Weber

Robert Weber

Self - Veterinarian, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Joe Conley

Joe Conley

Self - Dairy Farmer, Etters, Pa.

Tim Reigel

Tim Reigel

Self - Student, Harrisburg, Pa.

Gene McAloose

Gene McAloose

Self - Student, Harrisburg, Pa.

Thomas Gerusky

Thomas Gerusky

Self - Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Resources

Judith Johnsrud

Judith Johnsrud

Self - Co-Director, Pa. Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power

Helen Caldicott

Helen Caldicott

Self - Pediatrician & Author, Boston Children's Hospital

John Gofman

John Gofman

Self - Chairman, Committee on Nuclear Responsibility

Ernest Sternglass

Ernest Sternglass

Self - Prof. of Radiology & Physics, Univ. of Pittsburgh

Guillermo Garcia

Guillermo Garcia

Self - Pediatrician, Harrisburg, Pa.

Stephanie Swartz

Stephanie Swartz

Self - Middletown, Pa.

Solomon Swartz

Solomon Swartz

Self - Middletown, Pa.

Brian Swartz

Brian Swartz

Self - Middletown, Pa.

Larry Samples

Larry Samples

Self - Veterinarian, Hummelstown, Pa.

Daniel Pisello

Daniel Pisello

Self - Author & Prof. of Physics, Fordham University, NYC

Earl Gulbransen

Earl Gulbransen

Self - Research Prof. in Material Sciences, Univ. of Pittsburgh

Tom Daugherty

Tom Daugherty

Self - Central Pa. Building & Construction Trades Council

Joseph DeGeronimo

Joseph DeGeronimo

Self - Local 158, Heavy & Highway Construction Workers Union

William W. Winpisinger

William W. Winpisinger

Self - President, Intl. Assoc. of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

George Poulin

George Poulin

Self - V.P., Intl. Assoc. of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

Kevin Malloy

Kevin Malloy

Self - Director, Civil Defense, Dauphin County, Pa.

George Gekas

George Gekas

Self - Pennsylvania State Senator, Harrisburg, Pa.

Karl Diebert

Karl Diebert

Self - Secretary, Pennsylvania State Grange, Harrisburg, Pa.

Liz Hrenda

Liz Hrenda

Self - Steelworker, Harrisburg, Pa.

Cheryl Miller

Cheryl Miller

Self - Student, Harrisburg, Pa.

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Joan Harvey

Joan Harvey

Director

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Albee Gordon

Albee Gordon

Associate Producer

Ralph Klein

Ralph Klein

Producer

Saul Newton

Saul Newton

Producer

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Camera

Tom Hurwitz

Tom Hurwitz

Director of Photography

Mark Benjamin

Mark Benjamin

Additional Photography

Jim Writter

Jim Writter

Assistant Camera

Newton Thomas Sigel

Newton Thomas Sigel

Additional Photography

Peter Schnall

Peter Schnall

Additional Photography

David Grotenstein

David Grotenstein

Assistant Camera

Morris Flam

Morris Flam

Assistant Camera

John Hazard

John Hazard

Assistant Camera

James Stoney

James Stoney

Assistant Camera

Daniel Ducovny

Daniel Ducovny

Second Unit Director of Photography

Carl Teitelbaum

Carl Teitelbaum

Additional Photography

Daniel Ducovny

Daniel Ducovny

Assistant Camera

Steven Weinstock

Steven Weinstock

Assistant Camera

Tom Houghton

Tom Houghton

Additional Photography

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