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The movie Nightbreaker (Original title Nightbreaker) has in the main roles on Martin Sheen (Dr. Alexander Brown - Present), Emilio Estevez (Dr. Alexander Brown - Past), Lea Thompson (Sally Matthews), Melinda Dillon (Paula Brown), Joe Pantoliano (Sgt. Jack Russell), Paul Eiding (Dr. Roscoe Cummings), James Marshall (Barney Immerman), Nicholas Pryor (Colonel William Devereaux), Tom Bower (Dan Cutter) The release date of the movie is 08.03.1989. . Production countries: United States of America Movie Genre: Movies Drama

Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, exposed to atomic bomb radiation in the Nevada desert-- will Brown help the man uncover the truth? In 1950's Nevada, Brown is a young psychiatrist and a guest of the U.S. Army, where soldiers were routinely exposed to excessive radiation. The young Brown and a colleague interview soldiers, who show their ignorance and insouciance in the face of this danger. The movie intercuts scenes between the young Alexander Brown and older Alexander Brown, some thirty years after the nuclear tests. Will the decorated psychiatrist finally speak out on the atrocity he witnessed?