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We Are the Guinea Pigs

We Are the Guinea Pigs

Three Mile Island and the Catastrophe of Nuclear Power

Genres

Documentary

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 April 1980

Country

United States of America

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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