Le dernier testament

Original title: Testament

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6.9/10

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The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.

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Dystopian Sci-Fi Drama Sci-Fi

The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.

Director
- Lynne Littman
Writers
- Carol Amen
- John Sacret Young
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

7.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Lynne Littman
Writers
- Carol Amen
- John Sacret Young
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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Testament: The Story Of Moses

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Testament: The Story Of Moses

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Trivia
The film was originally shot as a made-for-TV movie. Paramount executives were so impressed with it that they released it in theaters as a feature. The cast sued the producers for higher pay, claiming they were paid television salaries and not feature film salaries. The case was settled out of court.

Quotes
Mary Liz Wetherly: [Remember] the morning I walked in on you and Dad?
Carol Wetherly: Yes.
Mary Liz Wetherly: What's it like?
Carol Wetherly: What's what like?
Mary Liz Wetherly: Making love. Don't play mother with me.
Carol Wetherly: That's what I am.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Deal of the Century/Richard Pryor Here and Now/Testament/The Dead Zone/The Osterman Weekend (1983)

Soundtracks
All My Loving
(1963)
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Produced by Andrew Dorfman
Performed by Mitch Weissman
Courtesy of Mac Len Music

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Featured review

9/10

Revenge of the 80's "I Love the Bomb": Testament

Testament (1983) was one of the few films that came out during the 80's that dealt with the Nuclear War scenario seriously. Jane Alexander stars as the matriarch of your typical middle class family. One day when the father (Bill Devane) is on a business trip, life as we know it was ended when the missiles were launched. Who or what caused this holocaust was never explained. But the only that thing that matters now is survival and trying to keep the family together. What tragic world lies ahead for the family now that life as they knew it was changed forever?

A real heartbreaking film that shows the side of the human condition that we all have deep within us. There's no big budgeted effects or over the top acting in this film. Just raw emotion, great acting and a real good script and direction that fuels this drama. I strongly recommend this movie for all the reasons I have stated.