An experiment of psychological effects under stressful conditions in a shelter. When fifteen strangers are put into a nuclear shelter to see how long they can survive without interaction with the outside, things work out fine.
Ben Gazzara
as Mike Zella
Kate Nelligan
as Sarah Howell
Kate Reid
as Camille Dupont
Burt Lancaster
as Dr. Herbert Monroe
Erland Josephson
as Swanson
Ingrid Thulin
as Mrs. Havemeyer
Cyrielle Clair
as Laura Swanson
William Berger
as Mr. Peterson
Jean Benguigui
as Max Bloch
Andréa Ferréol
as Rosy Bloch
Lavinia Segurini
as Eva Bloch
Flavio Bucci
as Herman Pundt
