Portentously portrays the evacuation of Portland, Oregon, when threatened by a nuclear attack on its state-of-the-art civil defense system.
The Day Called X is of 0 hour(s) and 28 minute(s). It is Produced By: CBS Public Affairs. It was released on 1957-12-08.
Genres: TV MovieDocumentary
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