One man. Five hours. Enough explosives to erase a city. No CGI, just sweat.
The manager (Stephen McNally) of a rocket-fuel plant deals with a worker (Vic Morrow) threatening to blow himself up.
Acting
Vic Morrow's unhinged, sweaty desperation—method before method was cool.
Practical Effects
Real rocket fuel paranoia, zero safety protocols, practical explosions.
Director
Jack L. Copeland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in five days on a shoestring budget at Allied Artists, this was Jack L. Copeland's only feature directing credit.
Released months after Sputnik, it channels raw American fear that ordinary workers held nuclear destruction in their hands—literally.
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